Peanut's Emergency (Hardcover)

by Cristina Salat (Author), Tammie Lyon (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2-School is out, and there's no sign of Peanut's mother. The child begins to worry, and also becomes grouchy. "Is this an emergency?" she wonders. For just such a situation, Mom had put coins for a phone call in the zipper pockets of her daughter's shoes, but temptation had gotten the best of Peanut, and that money was spent on cupcakes. She tries to remember what she has been taught-call home collect, call another relative, don't talk to strangers. At the moment, though, she's too frightened to think straight. She goes into the shop where her mother buys coffee, and the owner, who is not a stranger, helps her remember her phone number and call home. It turns out that Mom's car had broken down, and that the whole family was looking for Peanut. Everyone congratulates her on her bravery, and for figuring out how to get help. The watercolor illustrations of this African-American family are pleasant, bright, and cheerful. Peanut's Emergency is better suited for teaching than for entertainment, and will aid in rounding out collections on safety issues. It will prompt discussion in the classroom or one-on-one.
Roxanne Burg, Thousand Oaks Library, CA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
Cristina Salat Author Cristina Salat is the author of preteen novels. Peanut's Emergency is her first picture book. She lives in Volcano, Hawaii, where she runs an artist's retreat.

Illustrator: Tammie Lyon

Tammie always loved to read and felt it important to be able to inspire that in others. She feels that a book's illustrations should almost tell their own story and she hopes her pictures will draw readers in and keep them engaged while the words carry them through a fun story.

Tammie currently resides in Loveland, Ohio.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570914400
• ISBN-13: 978-1570914409
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,105,088 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Peanut's Emergency, November 3, 2008

By	Katie Smith - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Peanut's Emergency by Cristina Salat is an excellent way to portray to children the importance of having an "emergency plan". Events and plans in life do not always pan out the way we expect them to, so knowing what to do, who to call or where to go is an amazing strategy for parents to discuss with their children. In Peanut's Emergency we meet a young girl, Peanut, who after the last day of school expects to be picked up by her mother. Yet, something seems uncomfortably wrong when her mother never shows up at her school. With everyone gone, including her teacher Ms. Sarah Anne, Peanut is left with the decision of what to do in order to be safe and find her mother. Peanut encounters many situations in which she must use her better judgment and lessons her parents taught her in order to find her mother or her way home. Filled with life lessons, good decision making and problem solving strategies, Peanut's Emergency is a great book to read to children to teach them the importance of emergency plans, judgment and problem solving.