See below for English description.
Il est certain que Lili Pelletier est différente. Elle s'habille drôlement et raconte des histoires extraordinaires. Paul aime bien Lili, mais les autres enfants la trouvent bizarre.
Si Lili Pelletier attache peu d'importance aux remarques des autres enfants, ce n'est pas le cas de Paul. Comment pourrait-il être l'ami de Lili si personne d'autre ne l'est?
Paul Lebrun likes being an ordinary boy. Then he meets the new girl, Lili Pelletier. Lili is different, but she's also brave and generous, tells amazing stories and has a great imagination. Paul thinks Lili is a lot of fun, but the rest of the grade-three class thinks her games and stories are not much more than outright lies. Then Paul has a birthday party and the whole class is invited. Lili promises Paul two white mice as his present, but arrives at his party empty-handed. The other kids think she has broken her promise. As the party draws to an end, Paul has to make up his mind. Even if Lili is just pretending, which would he rather do? Play exciting games with Lili's imaginary mice, or just go back to the ordinary games with his other classmates?
A warm story that will have readers sympathizing with Paul and his struggle with peer pressure.
Original title: Princesses Don't Wear Jeans
About the Author: Brenda Bellingham a ?t? travailleuse sociale, enseignante et maman avant de se consacrer ? son m?tier d'auteure ? plein temps. Brenda a ?crit de nombreux livres pour enfants dont Les dragons ne lisent pas de livres, avec Paul et Lili, Storm Child, et sept livres dans la s?rie Lilly. Elle vit ? Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique.
Leanne Franson a illustr? plus de 80 albums et romans en fran?ais et en anglais dont La petite fille qui d?testait les livres et la s?rie L'album des chiots. Elle vit avec son fils Benjamin et deux chats ? Martensville, en Saskatchewan.
Brenda Bellingham is a mother and former school teacher who rediscovered writing in her late forties. Her numerous children's books include Storm Child, a Canadian Children's Centre Our Choice selection, and several titles in the Lilly series. Brenda lives in Victoria, B.C.
Leanne Franson has illustrated over 80 picture books and novels in English and French, including the Puppy Collection (L'album des chiots) series. Her illustrations have also appeared in educational texts, magazine articles, and even in a TV commercial. She lives in Martensville, Saskatchewan.
