Agatha Walker does not want to live on the busiest street in town!Rushmore Boulevard is the busiest street in town—until Agatha May Walker decides to do something about it. Armed with a batch of Sweet and Spicy ginger snaps, a wingback chair, a card table, and a Parcheesi set, Agatha and her best friend, Eulalie Scruggs, take to the street to reclaim it from the noisy cars, motorcycles, and giant trucks that rumble by all day long. Can these lifelong friends convince their neighbors to stop and smell the honeysuckle, listen to the mariachi band, and best of all, sample the Sweet and Spicy ginger snaps?In this charming picture book about slowing down, a laid-back attitude is the best kind. So sit for a spell and give it a whirl!
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Kindergarten-Grade 2—Traffic always moves at a frantic pace on Rushmore Boulevard. Two older women who are friends live on opposite sides of the street. Agatha Walker, frustrated with its pace, takes her easy chair and a batch of freshly baked gingersnaps and parks herself in the middle of the streaming vehicles. Her friend Eulalie Scruggs soon joins her with a card table and a Parcheesi set. Traffic starts to slow down and people stop by for a chat and cookies. Soon children come out to play in the street. People plant flowers by the curb. The once-busy thoroughfare has been changed into a neighborhood gathering place and no one is in a hurry to leave. The cheerful mixed-media illustrations are of varying sizes and encased in white. In the text, the sound words are bigger and bolder than the others, and fonts vary throughout. While the slow-down-your-life sentiment is sweet, it's not a pressing one for children.—Ieva Bates, Ann Arbor District Library, MI END
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"Rockliff’s gentle and sweet-spirited story of urban transformation is nicely complemented by McMenemy’s brightly colored and energetic mixed-media pictures."- Booklist Reviews
"Genuinely inspiring"- Publishers Weekly
"Simple and bright" - The New York Times Book Review
"Genuinely inspiring"- Publishers Weekly
"Simple and bright" - The New York Times Book Review
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A New Kind of Busy,
By Steven Schnell (Kutztown, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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A fun story about taking back the streets and making them human again. Funny and warm, the kiddos love it.
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This review is from: The Busiest Street in Town (Hardcover)
Every aspect of this book appeals to my five year old son, from the idea of turning a street into a playground to the gingersnap recipe, which he wants me to make. A lovely tale about taking your neighborhood and making it a great place to live.
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loved it, loved it, loved it,
This review is from: The Busiest Street in Town (Hardcover)
I loved this book. I thought the bright, colorful illustrations were reminiscent of books I enjoyed as a child. The themes of the joys of a slower lifestyle as well as how one person can make a difference were combined to produce a fun yet important book. Thanks Mara
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