Lottie's friend Dodo is funny, exotic, and utterly charming. Captain Vince is a lonely bird with a heart of gold. Children everywhere will delight in watching this unlikely pair find true love in Petra Mathers's newest picture book that enchantingly proves there is someone for everyone.
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When an eccentric pink bird named Dodo wheedles her way into the life of a cranky retired helicopter captain who lost a leg in a rescue mission, readers might think feathers will fly. Instead, Dodo's obtuse friendliness and Captain Vince's unacknowledged loneliness make a magical connection, and soon the two are sharing sandwiches and stories. By summertime, Vince surprises Dodo with a very unusual proposal, and, true to form, she responds equally uniquely. Now, if only the wedding can go off without a hitch...
Readers familiar with Petra Mathers's charming trio of friends, introduced in Lottie's New Beach Towel, Lottie's New Friend, and A Cake for Herbie, will be elated to see a whole book devoted to the exotic Dodo. Mathers's beautiful watercolors, with their perfect palette and changing, telling details, are reason enough to fall in love with the book. Her sweet, funny story is icing on the (wedding) cake! (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
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Mathers (A Cake for Herbie) never falters in the fourth book in her consistently engaging series about Lottie the chicken and her Oysterville coterie. Here Dodo, an exotic German bird introduced in Lottie's New Friend, meets Vince, a curmudgeonly former helicopter pilot who lost a leg in a rescue mission. Dodo's interest, kindness and indefatigable good humor quickly pierce Vince's crusty veneer. Love and a wedding follow a time-honored sequence that Mathers makes entirely her own through the use of idiosyncratic, funny details underpinned by sweetness and warmth. Vince delivers his proposal, inscribed on a life ring, to Dodo's yard via helicopter; she uses the clothes hanging on the line to spell out an affirmative reply visible from above. His head-feathers, drooping in tune with his mood at the start, gradually perk up as he does, until he sports a glorious top-knot indeed. Every wedding, of course, has a flirtation with disaster; in Dodo's case, a pre-wedding beauty bath somehow irremediably turns her a glow-in-the-dark fluorescent green. The groom rises to the occasion "My sunshine, my night-light," he gallantly proclaims and a wonderful celebration ensues. Fans of the previous books will enjoy seeing familiar details sprinkled throughout the tidily boxed, stylish illustrations: the flower girl from the wedding in Lottie's Beach Towel serves in this ceremony as well; as the moon rises, a young mouse falls asleep on that eponymous, distinctive polka-dotted towel. A wedding well worth attending. Ages 4-8. (May)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Petra Mathers' books always have charm and wit. Dodo Gets Married has imagination and gives the reader the chance to add to the tale with the superb illustrations that complement the story. It also introduces an element of complexity into the story of a lonesome man, with a sadness in his past, made joyful by the love and affection of charming Dodo. After four books in a series one has a life to follow in the various characters that adds dimension. I look forward to the next in the series with great anticipation.
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This review is from: Dodo Gets Married (Anne Schwartz Books) (Hardcover)
What do you get when you combine Lottie's funny, good-hearted friend Dodo and an old, cranky and lonely helicopter rescue pilot, Captain Vince? Another picture book winner from Petra Mathers. Poor Captain Vince was injured in a rescue mission and lost a leg. He now sits home alone, day in and day out, feeling sorry for himself. That is until the wonderful exuberant Dodo pushes her way into his life and within no time, the two are inseparable. He proposes marriage in a most unique way. She says YES in a style all her own and the wedding is on. And even a wedding eve disaster can't dampen the love of this match made in heaven..... Petra Mathers' sweet, and engaging story will put a big smile on the faces of children and adults, alike. The simple, gentle and amusing text is complemented by her wonderfully expressive, bold and bright illustrations full of charming, familiar, special details. This is the fourth book of Ms Mathers' Lottie and Herbie series and fans will be thrilled to see a whole book about a favorite character, exotic Dodo. For those new to these delightful stories, make sure you read them all...Lottie's New Beach Towel, Lottie's New Friend and A Cake for Herbie.
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Dodo Gets Married,
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Great story for children. I originally got this book from the library for my niece. She loved it so much that I bought it for her.
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Every Saturday Dodo rode past Captain Vince's house on her way home from the market. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Vince New!
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Every Saturday Dodo rode past Captain Vince's house on her way home from the market. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Captain Vince New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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