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McElmurry, Jill
3 Reviews
(3)
K-3
Mario thinks that his dance move is uniquely "amazing"—until fellow squirrel Isabelle shows him not only her own amazing move but also those of the other forest animals. Their amusingly earnest dialogue--equal parts snippy and supportive--recalls an exchange between teenagers. The illustrations include droll diagrams: a rudimentary one featuring Mario's move and a theorem-like one featuring Isabelle's.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(4)
K-3
Two sisters--one messy, one neat--argue over their "mess pets," which have sprung magically from the messy sister's clutter. When the pets run away to a land called Mess World, the sisters join forces to find them and then return home to clean their room. The illustrations feature plenty of amusing messy details, but the logic of this occasionally rhyming story doesn't hold up very well.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert
(4)
K-3
When Madison Pratt's ill-fated encounter with a little pocketbook causes plaid patterns to move across the town, the girl finds herself trying to reverse the curse that touches everything. She manages to change the plaid to blue, but then everyone is sad and gloomy until her funny song changes the mood. Although the illustrations are droll with a look that combines the present with the 1930s, the uneven rhyme scheme sometimes thuds along.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt
3 reviews
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