Picture Book Pick of the Week:
Big Red Lollipop
by Rukhsana Khan
illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Rubina is excited to be invited to her first birthday party—until her mother insists that she bring her younger sister Sana, too. “They don’t do that here! They’ll laugh at me!” Rubina begs and pleads, to no avail. What will it take for her mother—and Sana—to see things her way?
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Links of Interest:
New York Times
April 02, 2010
School Library Journal
April 02, 2010
3 comments:
Big Red Lollipop looks so cute!
You are right the "bad parents" dnt really feature in the books so often!
+JMJ+
That's an interesting observation! I should make another survey of my YA collection and see who the earliest "bad parent" in them is.
The big Red Lollipop sounds good for my niece. thanks.
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