Amazon.com Review
Show and Tell isn't such a bad first-grade event if you have a two-headed hedgehog or a potato that looks like the president. But what if you don't have anything special to bring? This is exactly what happens to young Clyde in award-winning author Kathryn Lasky and Marylin Hafner's
Show and Tell Bunnies. The night before the big day, Clyde is desperate. He descends into the dark, dusty basement in hopes that his great-grandfather's thermometer collection hadn't been thrown out after all. But what's this? He is strangely drawn to a gray, lopsided, furry-looking ball. Without further ado, he puts it in a box to bring to Show and Tell the next day. Despite the seemingly ordinary nature of Clyde's offering, everyone is very kind--particularly Mrs. McFuzz who exclaims, "It's a mystery object! Sometimes they're the most exciting." After lunch, however, Clyde's mystery object hatches into 244 tiny baby spiderlings, all of which sail up, up, and out of the classroom window on long streamers of silk. Clyde's surprise is the hit of the whole class! Kids will readily relate to the sweet, comical story and
endearing illustrations, featuring the same characters that appear in Lasky and Hafner's
Lunch Bunnies. (Click to see a
sample spread! Illustrations © 1998 Marylin Hafner, Text © 1998 Kathryn Lasky) (Ages 4 to 8)
--Karin Snelson
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From Publishers Weekly
Clyde, the bunny first-grader who mastered the art of doing lunch in Lunch Bunnies, now has a new ordeal to face: Show and Tell. Nothing he owns, not his string collection nor his leaf album, will be even remotely interesting enough, according to Clyde's older brother. Lasky's premise is familiar, but she brings to it the same blend of humor, understanding and true-to-life emotions that characterized Clyde's previous outing. Packed with small, believable surprises, her plot takes an unexpected, imaginative path toward the triumphant ending. Hafner's watercolor-and-ink pictures effortlessly reinforce both the comforting message and the light tone with which it is conveyed. The illustrator fills both home and classroom settings with amusing details, such as the bunnies' snazzy outfits (Clyde's brother sports a cool plaid shirt and hiking boots; Clyde's female classmates accessorize with stylish headbands and bows tied onto their ears). A choice read-aloud for apprehensive schoolchildren. Ages 4-7.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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