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Kindergarten-Grade 2-All of Emily's friends have aunts, uncles, and grandparents who cheer for them at ballgames and take them for banana splits. Emily only has her mother, who is busy with the new baby, so she puts up an advertisement at the supermarket: "Wanted/An Aunt For Emily." The response is overwhelming: she now has 18 aunts (all from the local senior center) to support her. But at each outing, a different one embarrasses her, and so, sadly, she stops seeing them. A few weeks later, Emily sees an ad at the supermarket: Wanted/Niece or Nephew for Lonely Aunts. Apply at Senior Center. P.S. Must be willing to put up with all kinds of aunts." After much thought, the child joyfully reunites with the women, who immediately suggest a picnic. "Their picnic was definitely different from anyone else's. Emily and her eighteen aunts wouldn't have wanted it any other way." Similar in theme to Jama Rattigan's Truman's Aunt Farm (Houghton, 1994), Parkinson's lively tale is, unfortunately, hampered by muddled cartoonlike artwork. The pictures are done in pale washes of color, which do not reflect the energy and vivaciousness of the story, and some of the women have no clear facial features or expressions. The text shines despite the poor illustrations, though, and children will relate to Emily's desire for a family like everyone else's.
Heather E. Miller, Homewood Public Library, AL
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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PreS-Gr. 2. With her mom busy tending to the new baby, Emily longs for a special someone to take her to the ballet or out for ice cream. She decides an aunt would be great, so she advertises for one on the bulletin board at the supermarket. She thinks she's hit the jackpot when 18 enthusiastic ladies from the senior center appear at her door talking about ballet, baseball, and ice cream. But when the aunts' oddities embarrass her on their outings, she makes up an excuse not to see them. The resolution, in which Emily has a change of heart after seeing an ad the lonely aunts place for someone "willing to put up with all kinds of aunts," makes the point about accepting differences without being preachy. Emily's reaction to the demands of a new baby is handled with equal finesse. Von Koniglsow's cheerful, loose-lined watercolor and pen-and-ink pictures portray the adventures with a playful humor that matches the lighthearted tone of the story. Pair this with Jama Kim Rattigan's hilarious Truman's Aunt Farm (1994), in which a boy sends away for an ant farm and gets lots of aunts instead. Lauren Peterson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Kindergarten-Grade 2-All of Emily's friends have aunts, uncles, and grandparents who cheer for them at ballgames and take them for banana splits. Emily only has her mother, who is busy with the new baby, so she puts up an advertisement at the supermarket: "Wanted/An Aunt For Emily." The response is overwhelming: she now has 18 aunts (all from the local senior center) to support her. But at each outing, a different one embarrasses her, and so, sadly, she stops seeing them. A few weeks later, Emily sees an ad at the supermarket: Wanted/Niece or Nephew for Lonely Aunts. Apply at Senior Center. P.S. Must be willing to put up with all kinds of aunts." After much thought, the child joyfully reunites with the women, who immediately suggest a picnic. "Their picnic was definitely different from anyone else's. Emily and her eighteen aunts wouldn't have wanted it any other way." Similar in theme to Jama Rattigan's Truman's Aunt Farm (Houghton, 1994), Parkinson's lively tale is, unfortunately, hampered by muddled cartoonlike artwork. The pictures are done in pale washes of color, which do not reflect the energy and vivaciousness of the story, and some of the women have no clear facial features or expressions. The text shines despite the poor illustrations, though, and children will relate to Emily's desire for a family like everyone else's.
Heather E. Miller, Homewood Public Library, AL
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
PreS-Gr. 2. With her mom busy tending to the new baby, Emily longs for a special someone to take her to the ballet or out for ice cream. She decides an aunt would be great, so she advertises for one on the bulletin board at the supermarket. She thinks she's hit the jackpot when 18 enthusiastic ladies from the senior center appear at her door talking about ballet, baseball, and ice cream. But when the aunts' oddities embarrass her on their outings, she makes up an excuse not to see them. The resolution, in which Emily has a change of heart after seeing an ad the lonely aunts place for someone "willing to put up with all kinds of aunts," makes the point about accepting differences without being preachy. Emily's reaction to the demands of a new baby is handled with equal finesse. Von Koniglsow's cheerful, loose-lined watercolor and pen-and-ink pictures portray the adventures with a playful humor that matches the lighthearted tone of the story. Pair this with Jama Kim Rattigan's hilarious Truman's Aunt Farm (1994), in which a boy sends away for an ant farm and gets lots of aunts instead. Lauren Peterson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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