Shirley and her family all have big dreams when they arrive in their new country. Shirley has excellent ideas about her family's store and how to modernize it! Prettier! More profitable! She even thinks she can sell the one specialty no one wants to try: Mama's homemade gefilte fish. But her parents think she's too young to help. And they didn't come to America for their little girl to work. "Go play with the cat!" they urge. This doesn't stop Shirley's ideas, of course. And one day, when the rest of the family has to rush out, leaving her in the store with sleepy Mrs. Gottlieb. Shirley seizes her chance! 

Suitable for Ages 4-8