Lil and Nelly are twin sisters, but they're nothing at all alike. While Lil is tidy, Nelly loves a mess. Lil loves to vacuum, dust, and listen to classical music. Nelly likes soccer, welding, and mud. But when Nellie gets her grubby fingers on the school project Lil has spent hours writing, the unexpected result will surprise and delight BOTH girls!
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Lil and Nelly may be twins, but they are more like an "odd couple" than two of a kind. Lil aspires to be a princess; her favorite activities include vacuuming, eating healthy food and looking down her nose at people (such as her sister) "who splash and make a mess." The perpetually disheveled Nelly adopts "Slimey the Snail" for a pet, plays in the mud and wants to be "a weight lifter or a rock star or a truck driver" when she grows up. These details unfold as Lil labors over her autobiography for a kindergarten project, fashioned as an illustrated journal. Wallace introduces Nelly's handiwork on the opposite side of each spread, as the girl surreptitiously adds her own information; he color-codes the girls' pages (pink for Lil, green for Nelly). Lil is horrified when she discovers Nelly's additions (her usually "smooth and blonde" hair literally stands on end). But when the dual journal wins first prize, the twins eagerly share credit. Wallace's light-as-air watercolors have an appealing loopiness, and he admirably demonstrates the contrast between the twins while he subtly conveys their underlying affection for each other (the opening illustration shows the sisters walking hand in hand). Readers may identify more with Nelly's devil-may-care attitude than the prissier Lil's, but there's much to like about this sibling pair. Ages 3-6.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Ages 4-6. Five-year-olds Lil and Nelly are as different as same-sex twins can be. Lil is incredibly neat; Nelly is a slob. Lil loves healthy foods; Nelly prefers junk food. Lil has a pet rabbit named Fluffy; Nelly has a pet snail named Slimey. This contrivance, though not subtle, does make the point that girls are individuals. When the twins' kindergarten teacher announces a report-writing contest, Lil rushes home to begin work. Her journal "All About Me" reflects her sweetness and her neatness (it's typed). Nelly's adds handwritten reflections (e.g., "What About Me?") to the report, with considerable humor and sarcasm. The jointly written report wins first prize. Like the Odd Couple of T.V and movie fame, Lil and Nelly coexist but not without some spats: they accept the joint award, for example, but end up fighting over who gets the trophy. The flap copy says this title is currently being developed as an animated television series. Kathy Broderick
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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