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Poodlena

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Poodlena Pompadour, the dainty pink puddle, lives a rather glamorous life-style on the top floor of a high-rise. Her male owner fluffs her cotton candy-like head of hair, which is of course pink, as well as, powders and perfumes her each day before her afternoon play time at the park. Much too stunning to join in with the other dogs in their rough games, Poodlena simply remains spotless on the sidewalk. After a heavy rainfall an unforeseen twist occurs that alters Poodlena's prissy routine.
E. B. McHenry's charming story is definitely a girly-girl book. With the powder pink pages and countless beauty supplies many girls will be able to relate to the primping that Poodlena endures. The surroundings appear French, from the manuscript font to Poodlena's owner's attire. The song-like verse and softly painted illustrations are remarkable. E. B. McHenry's writing style resembles David Kirk of the Miss Spider books. E. B. McHenry writes in four-line rhyming verses, similar to Mr. Kirk, to tell the frilly life of "little miss" Poodlena, whose daily regimen keeps her pristine.

excerpt:

"In a big-city high-rise
On the very top floor
Lived a pink, fluffy poodle-
Poodlena Pompadour.

She wore on her head
A pink mountain of hair,
As light as a feather,
And mostly pink air."

I guess that the best way to describe this book is as a cross between Eloise and Dr. Seuss.
The illustrations are adorable and I wish that I could have a print to frame of Poodlena primping and "pinking" herself up.
This is a darling little book that I would recommend to all poodle lovers, young and old. [If you've never been owned by a poodle you wouldn't understand.]

Ms. Poodlena Pompadour, a poofy, pink poodle, lives quite the life in a high-rise apartment on the very top floor, in a beautiful big city. Every day Poodlena has a crew of stylists come into her high-rise apartment to primp her up. They poof her, and pink her, and fluff her right up. Then, she is taken to the park at three quarters past four everyday, where, as opposed to playing, like the other dogs who visit the park daily, she parades by them on the walking trail, making sure to never get messy. However, by doing this, Poodlena never has the opportunity to have any fun, for you must get a bit dirty to have some fun. So, after a long rain, Poodlena gets all puffed up, and heads to the park, where she is promptly knocked into the mud by a dog chasing a ball. It is only then that Poodlena realizes that she would have much more fun if she spent less time poofing, and more time playing.

E.B. McHenry has created an enchanting new character in POODLENA. Told in a wonderful rhyming prose, and filled with wonderful illustrations, featuring various pink puffs and swirls, and pink little curls, POODLENA is sure to become a hit with children. A must-have on the bookshelf for any family, whether you have children or not.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

I was first drawn to this book because of the vibrant illustrations and finely detailed poodle on the cover but when I opened it up I found exactly what I was looking for! it has very rhythmic text which is so soft to the ears I enjoy adding books like this to my "storytime pile" (normally consisting of like 20 books) cause its a nice break from the really heavy stories that evoke a ton of a questions and explanations. Another book that I recommend that is just as light and nicely illustrated is a play on Rapunzel called "Falling for Rapunzel". "Poodlena" is the story of a very finely primped poodle who spends the bulk of her day just painting and shaving just to strut around the park for a few moments and come back home until one day a storm rolls in shes forced to stay inside for days and when she finally comes out shes extra clean and pink that is until she finally reaches the park and its a dirty mess in fact the sidewalk is like a moat and not only does her paws get dirty she actually is thrown into the air by accident and discovers through this mishap that getting a little dirty isn't so bad after all in fact it can be really fun! So in the end, she spends alot less time "pinking" and alot more time "fetching balls". "Poodlena" in my opinion is most appropriate for ages 2-6 anything older I think they'd think its cute but its short on text. Our family just came back from NYC which was the first time for my little girl after staying for a few days she finally began to understand "city from country" and this book is great it really illustrates the poodles "penthouse apt" "revolving glass doors", "Luxury lobby" and her perfect promenade through the city streets. Great addition for any girly girl who loves pink, primping and painting!

This is one of the best children's books I've come across for this age range. The perfect gift for a little girl, especially if she loves PINK (all the pages are very pink).

My daughter loves this story! She just named her new baby doll Poodlena! She's only 2 1/2, but we've already talked about how you don't always have to be so "fancy" all the time.

First of all, this book is very PINK. :-) If you can get past that, any child interested in pink, poodles, puppy dogs or parks will find it highly entertaining.

My 2 year old daughter loves this book. The message is good, illustrations are well done and colorful and it's fun for both of us.

So cute.

Love the illustration, love the story.

Great for little girls who don't want, or aren't, pink and fluffy.

My pink-loving princess was 4 when she was given this book, and it is still a favorite two years later. The illustrations are fun and descriptive, and the story has a wonderful rhythm. The ending makes for a wonderful storyline, but also a good lesson about how much fun you can have if you primp a little less, and play a little more.