When it happens to sweet, Disney princess–like Sophie and her friend Agatha, plain of features, sour of disposition and low of self-esteem, they are both horrified to discover that they’ve been dropped not where they expect but at Evil and at Good respectively. Those who survive to graduate become major or minor characters in fairy tales. Bett is African-American and was carried by a Brazilian surrogate, and Avery has both white and Jewish heritages.Ī sweet and amusing tale that celebrates diversity while reinforcing the power of love and the importance of family.Ĭhainani works an elaborate sea change akin to Gregory Maguire’s Wicked (1995), though he leaves the waters muddied.Įvery four years, two children, one regarded as particularly nice and the other particularly nasty, are snatched from the village of Gavaldon by the shadowy School Master to attend the divided titular school.
Their increasing closeness is tracked in the evolution of their correspondence, which becomes littered with nicknames and discussions of everything from periods and pet phobias to boys. That they will eventually become sisters feels inevitable, but that does not diminish the enjoyment of watching Avery and Bett bond over animals at camp, gradually growing toward each other and then with each other. Sloan and Wolizter make strategic use of their tale’s epistolary (or rather email) format to create two disparate yet familiar-feeling three-dimensional characters who are from very different worlds. Worse still, the girls are bundled off to a nerd camp where they are expected to bond like family while their dads head off on an eight-week motorcycle adventure in China. So the news that their gay dads fell in love at a conference and have been secretly dating for three months does not sit well with either of them. Kirkus Reviews With a sharp graphic sensibility, vibrant design, and adept characterization, Pizzoli spins the simple premise into a sweet confection, ripe with broad humor.The Parent Trap gets a modern makeover in this entertaining and endearing middle-grade novel about two 12-year-old girls, one camp, and a summer that will bond them for a lifetime.Īvery, an aspiring writer from New York, and Bett, a California surfer girl, are the lights of their respective single father’s lives-and each is very much used to it. Done in a three-color printing, the silk screen offers a toothiness to the page, giving fruit, animal and emotions more substance. While Pizzoli uses the computer to arrange his compositions, he takes extra care to hand print the pieces. School Library Journal, starred review The illustrations, done in a graphic, flat-color style with simple linework, recall the cheerful stylings of Ed Emberley and Roger Hargreaves. Publishers Weekly, starred review * Children will love this hilarious book.The story has broad appeal, making it a great first purchase. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Praise for The Watermelon Seed Winner of the 2014 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Pizzoli legitimizes childish anxieties but also slyly exaggerates each worry to highlight the humor. School Library Journal Pizzoli's talent with color, easy-to-read words, and humor is something to behold. Publishers Weekly, starred review * ' popular choice at storytimes. Kirkus Reviews, starred review * nother winner from Pizzoli.
Horn Book Praise for Number One Sam Pizzoli's zingy ice-pop colors and dramatically varied page compositions take home the blue ribbon. Booklist Templeton is a celebration of independence, and of our complex feelings about those we love. Publishers Weekly nveys intense emotion with a few simple lines and very bright colors, as his tale reflects the endearing aspects of a small child's struggles to behave. Will Owl ever get a good night's sleep? Praise for Templeton Gets His Wish Cheerful entertainment, with just a touch of snark. But while he's busy tearing his house apart, he doesn't notice one tiny, squeaky, mouse-shaped detail. He'll never get to sleep unless he can figure out what's going on! He looks everywhere-in his cupboard, underneath the floorboards-even in his walls. But as soon as he settles in, he hears a strange noise.
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