I'm in the Wedding, Too: A Complete Guide for Flower Girls and Junior Bridesmaids [Hardcover]

Caroline Plaisted (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Provides a comprehensive and informational guide for young readers who will be junior wedding attendants, teaching them about the many aspects involved in the important role they will play on the big day.

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

A book for a well-defined audience--girls looking forward to their first experience as a wedding attendant. Plaisted includes sound etiquette advice (``You should write to the bride and her parents to thank them for including you in such a special day'') accompanied by sample letters; an outline of what to expect before, during, and after the ceremony; and practical suggestions, e.g., hints for dealing with slippery shoes, long dresses, and headpieces, and reminders about posture, fidgeting, and going to the bathroom before the ceremony. Christian, Jewish, and civil ceremonies are mentioned, but Plaisted, perhaps wisely, concentrates on logistics rather than the content of the rites. Softly colored illustrations show a multiethnic assortment of happy people engaged in festivities that look prone to moments of congenial chaos. The straightforward, commonsensical text lapses into silliness only in the final pages, where readers are breathlessly counseled to save a piece of wedding cake to dream on and a heart-shaped space is left blank for a picture of the future spouse. Designed as a gift book, this has a drawback for institutional use--the space inviting children to record their memories. Regardless, it's balanced enough to be read to four-year-old flower girls, or to be read alone by junior bridesmaids. (Nonfiction. 4- 10) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525457526
• ISBN-13: 978-0525457527
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #931,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully surprised!, October 16, 2000

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"jmmorri" (Blasdell, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'm in the Wedding, Too: A Complete Guide for Flower Girls and Junior Bridesmaids (Hardcover)

Desperate for a "guide" to give to my young flower girl, I came across this book. I ordered it not knowing what to expect. This book is wonderful. It not only explained the who's and what's of a wedding ceremony and reception, it also doubled as a memory book. It includes pages for pictures of the wedding or the child's own drawings and pages for writing thoughts, feelings and accounts of the day. The book also has a sense of childhood fantasy and not just the "facts" of a "how to". I was so pleased with this book, I ordered another for my Jr. bridesmaid.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful rememberance in the eyes of the flower girl!, July 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: I'm in the Wedding, Too: A Complete Guide for Flower Girls and Junior Bridesmaids (Hardcover)

This is a fantastic book! It's full of fun and information for the flower girl to understand the wedding process and her role. In addition, it is a journal for words and pictures to record her experience, along with a keepsake envelope. For both the flower girl and bride, it's a very special keepsake to be cherished and read over and over...forever!!!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm in the Wedding Too : A Complete Guide for Flower Girls &, August 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: I'm in the Wedding, Too: A Complete Guide for Flower Girls and Junior Bridesmaids (Hardcover)

I bought this as part of a gift to my junior bridesmaid. It is an excellent book to help include the little girls in your wedding. It also doubles as a scrapbook for the girls. I highly recommend this book, my junior bridesmaid loved it.