The Problem with the Puddles
گزارش تخلف
فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2009
Lexile Score
710
Reading Level
3-6
ATOS
4.4
Interest Level
K-3(LG)
نویسنده
Halley Feifferشابک
9780739381281
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
- دیدگاه کاربران
نقد و بررسی
Hats off to Halley Feiffer for her narration of every character in this zany adventure! Her distinct vocal personalities enable the listener keep up as each seemingly unrelated thread of the story unravels. As the Puddle family searches for their lost dogs--both named Sally--Feiffer works her magic. Intonation, pacing, and exuberance are her tools--bickering, verbose, nonfunctional parents; dogs oozing with personality; and a genuinely humorous daughter, Baby, are the result. Feiffer moves effortlessly but purposefully as the threads bring parents, siblings, dogs, and a vacation to a surprising conclusion. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
Starred review from March 16, 2009
This capricious novel marks Feiffer's (President Pennybaker
) move into middle-grade fiction, in a story about a family that, for some reason, attracts clouds (“It was as if the cloud suddenly forgot it was heading to a hurricane in Florida or an important blizzard in Canada”). Additionally, the Puddle parents disagree on everything: one of their children is called Baby because they couldn't choose a name. And since the couple squabbled over a breed, the Puddles have two dogs—both named Sally. Alternating between the perspectives of the two- and four-legged family members, the story reveals what happens when the Puddles inadvertently leave “the Sallys” behind at the end of a long vacation in the country. The kid-friendly humor (“Just like meat loaf is like a loaf of meat, a conundrum is like a drum of conun,” one of the Sallys “explains,” as the dogs consider what to do), the full cast of eccentric characters and Tusa's (Fred Stays with Me!
) lively b&w spot art should readily win fans for the Puddle family. Ages 8–12.
دیدگاه کاربران