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Aunt Lulu (Paperback)

~ Daniel Manus Pinkwater (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Aunt Lulu's nephew tells a fun-to-read-aloud tale of his big, strong librarian aunt who once lived in Alaska, where she'd harness up her 14 huskies, yell, "Mush Melvin, Louise, Phoebe, Willie, Norman, Hortense, Bruce, Susie, Charles, Teddie, Neddie, Eddie, Freddie and Sweetie Pie," and set off to deliver a sledful of books to the miners in the wilderness. Homesickness brings this zany individualist back to civilization (in this case, Parsippany, N.J.) where she continues to live along with her dogsled, dogs, cat, fish, bird, mouse and 15 pairs of pink sunglasses. The repetition of the sled dogs' names, along with the hand-drawn (rather than the recent computer-inspired illustrations of Pinkwater's past few titles), magic-marker-like illustrations make this worthy of many re-readings. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Kindergarten-Grade 3 Looking for an upbeat image of a librarian? Aunt Lulu, the ultimate bookmobile librarian, hitches up her 14 huskies to a dogsled and brings books to the goldminers in the Alaskan diggings. One day though, she decides to head home to Parsippany, N.J., and does so with the huskies and a souvenir moose call in tow. Now she ``mushes'' through the city streetssled on wheels, 14 huskies, and bright pink sunglasses to boot. Aunt Lulu is typical Pinkwaterlight, funny, with a characteristic twist at the end. While perhaps not as strong a story as his Bear's Picture (Dutton, 1984) or The Big Orange Splot (Hastings, 1977; o.p.), it still reinforces the author's oft-repeated message that being different is not only acceptable but, in fact, is a desirable quality. The brightly-colored cartoon illustrations are full of fun and serve as the highlight of the book. They add clever touches of tongue-in-cheek humor, as exemplified in such drawings as the scene in Parsippany which features stores called ``Ferret World'' and ``Fish R Us.'' This title will fare well in collections where Stevenson's, Marshall's, and other Pinkwater books are popular. Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, Wheeler School, Providence, R.I.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (March 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0689714130
  • ISBN-13: 978-0689714139
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.6 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #173,627 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of our favorite read-alouds, March 30, 1999
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This review is from: Aunt Lulu (Library Binding)
I agree - how can this be out of print!?!! We love to give the miners different voices, and it's great that Aunt Lulu is so confident and loves her dogs so much. Pinkwater is so talented!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars another Pinkwater classic, January 10, 2003
By audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aunt Lulu (Library Binding)
Author and illustrator Daniel Pinkwater dedicates this book to *good* librarians everywhere, and creates an unforgettable character in Lulu, librarian to some rather boring miners in Alaska until she grows tired of the grind and moves to New Jersey with her sled dogs Melvin, Louise, Phoebe, Willie, Norman, Hortense, Bruce, Susie, Charles, Teddie, Neddie, Eddie, Freddie and Sweetie-pie. But what to do about transportation? Aunt Lulu has an intriguing solution.

Don't forget, Daniel Pinkwater writes affectionate, hilarious books for adults too!

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4.0 out of 5 stars ..., January 7, 1999
Daniel Pinkwater read this on Chinwag Theatre and it sounds wonderful. What child's imagination wouldn't be captured by an Aunt who has no car but instead has her dog sled in New Jersey? As the owner of a middle aged Siberian, my daughter is fascinated by dogs who work.

The illustration are what we have come to expect from the Pinkwaters. Light, minimal, but sufficient. The dogs are sweet and personable. The Aunt is eccentric but someone any adventureous child would love to have visit.

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