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Fantastic Daisy Artichoke
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Product Description
From Britain's first Children's Laureate, and the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Kurt Maschler Award and the Bologna Ragazzi Prize.
Fantastic Daisy Artichoke is as appealing to young children as the immortal Mr. Magnolia. The delightfully off-beat rhyming text complements Quentin Blake's artwork perfectly.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #581694 in Books
- Published on: 2001-05-30
- Released on: 2001-05-30
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 12.44" h x .12" w x 8.87" l, .43 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 32 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
A carrot-topped boy and a girl with long blond tresses recall their friend Daisy and her entourage: "Her three fat cats/ we liked to stroke/ Her raven with its/ awful croak/ Her pig that almost/ never woke." Blake's signature drawings with watercolor wash invigorate the proceedings as the trio cavorts across the pages. Ages 3-5.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
reS-Gr 1-Two children reminisce about meeting Daisy Artichoke, a character with panache, for the first time. In rhyming sentences, they recall her odd menagerie: "three fat cats we liked to stroke," "Her raven with its awful croak," and "Her pig that almost never woke." The woman's favorite pastimes also have child appeal: telling jokes, riding a bicycle that "almost always broke," and building chairs "made of solid oak." Clever images are at the heart of the text, and the quick rhythms move them seamlessly forward. Cartoon dialogue bubbles convey the humorous conversational asides of the friends. With her Pippi Longstockinglike pigtails flying at all angles, Daisy turns cartwheels, plays the banjo, and delights in the fact that she "isn't quite like other folk." Blake's trademark line drawings are full of movement and color and capture Daisy's free-spirited nature. This story of a fun and eccentric friend is sure to please children.
Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Review
"The first children’s laureate has given us an immortal heroine." —Junior
