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Title: Some Birthday! by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 0-671-87170-6 Publisher: Scott Foresman (Pearson K-12) Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: 4 1/2* Sometimes the Best Gifts Don¿t Even Come Packaged
Comment: This yarn is about a young girl's presumably forgotten birthday, mixed in with a pseudo-scary hunt for the dreaded "Clay Pit Bottoms Monster." The girl, Patricia, and her brother visit their divorced dad, an interesting figure who suggests after work that they look for the monster and take the first ever picture of it. Patricia is disappointed that her birthday was apparently forgotten, but she, her dad, brother, and cousin experience fun, excitement, and the unmistakable strength of her father's love as they try to lure the creature out of the lake. There's a surprise birthday cake (decorated with a rubber monster on top!) waiting for Patricia after they run home thinking they've met the "monster." Polacco ends with a nice touch: Her protagonist reports "Then everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' to me. My dad sang the loudest-and off-key, of course. That's my dad."
There's a bit too much narration in Polacco's story, and her inimitable illustrative style is not as fully realized as in "The Bee Tree " (1998), Casey at the Bat (1997), or some of her other best work. Still, this late 1950's period piece has all the elements that make this author/illustrator one of my favorites: Warmth, the building of memories, and a uniquely enjoyable illustrative style.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good children's book
Comment: Polacco writes from her own past. While the trials and tribulations of growing up with divorced parents are presented realistically in Polacco's books, she is able to keep an upbeat perspective. Her relationship with her father shines through in this story. This book definitely tells the story of a very differnet birthday. Simple times can still have exciting experiences. This is a good way for children to be immersed in childhood from years past.
Rating: 4
Summary: The very exciting birthday
Comment: This is a book about a dad and his daughter. It's the girl's birthday and the dad and the two brothers all forgot. Instead of celabrating her birthday, they go to a very scary place. If you want to know if they get to celebrate, go and read the book.
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Title: I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth (Picture Puffins) by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 069811857X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 0689820364 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco, Patrcicia Polacco ISBN: 0698116968 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 0689844476 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: When Lightning Comes in a Jar by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 0399231641 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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