Zelda and Ivy
by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
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Author: Laura McGee KvasnoskyIllustrator: Laura McGee Kvasnosky
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-05-01
ISBN: 0763604690
Number of pages: 48
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Candlewick
Book Reviews of Zelda and Ivy
Book Review: How did this get starred reviews???
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm also a children's librarian and I don't think this book is cute or funny at all.
I don't see the humor in Zelda making her little sister do increasingly dangerous stunts on the swing until she falls and cries. Zelda goes to her crying sister and tells her, 'It's ok, I have a hard time with that trick too.' End of that episode. Would a parent be amused when their child tries to duplicate that little scenario and ends up with a broken arm or a face full of gravel?
The second vignette is almost amusing. Zelda tricks her little sister into letting her "doozy up" her tail by cutting it and painting it and adding glitter. Ivy doesn't want to do it from the getgo and then when she offers to do Zelda's tail she just hustles Ivy off to take a bath. I was waiting for the part when the girls long suffering (as she must be) mother stumbles upon the hijinks and reprimands Zelda. It doesn't need to be sugar coated and sappy but I don't believe it's necessary to leave the stories on a mean spirited, no consequences note.
The illustrations are adorable and the idea of a snarky older sister and a tagalong little sister is great, but why does it have to be so mean?
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