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Maizes, Sarah
3 Reviews
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Michael Paraskevas.
Livi, who last procrastinated in On My Way to Bed, doesn't want to go to school. "I already know lots of stuff." To put off the inevitable, she lets her imagination run wild (she's a snail, pirate, mountain climber, etc.) as an off-page adult urges her along. The energetic digital art and lively text make this another delightful celebration of imagination.
Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Michael Paraskevas.
In this cute- and funny-enough successor to On My Way to the Bath, Livi again postpones a dreaded nighttime ritual through her creative stalling tactics: she must perform a circus act, do a magic trick, etc. The loud comical art alternates between showing Livi's fantasies and depicting real life, complete with her harangued mom's dialogue-balloon nags.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Michael Paraskevas.
At bath time, Livi stalls by imagining--and enacting--other destinies ("I am a professional gymnastics girl"; "I am in a marching band!"; etc.); the note-perfect ending has her not wanting to leave the tub ("I am a shark..."). The art--especially the image of defeated, diminutive Livi splayed on top of her beleaguered mother's head--is quite funny.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
3 reviews
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