Ladybug Girl Toy Author: Visit Amazon's David Soman Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1579822541 | Format: PDF
Ladybug Girl Toy Description
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Age Range: Baby and up
- Toy
- Publisher: Merrymakers Distribution; Dol Toy edition (March 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1579822541
- ISBN-13: 978-1579822545
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 4.4 x 2.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 16 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
What a cool costume Ladybug Girl wears! Could it be indicative of heroic things inside the covers? I thought so until I read the book. Wait a minute! Is this all? No heroism (well, maybe one tiny act), no major drama trauma, no fits, just one little girl out with her dog for the day, just doing everyday things.
Everyday things. How can a children's book possibly be entertaining, filled with everyday things. The first time I read the book, I was so disappointed. I picked it out from our spring book fair because I liked the cover. After I read the story, I thought, Well, my students will think I'm pouring molasses.
Absolutely not so. "Ladybug Girl" has been one of the best received books I've read to classes this school year. They "got" it--they understood--and was I impressed!--that daily-ness is as essential to a child's play life as exciting events. They didn't say so in so many words, but when half the class wanted to check out this book, THAT was a key indicator that this is a "good" book.
A celebration of daily-ness. That's what I finally derived as the point of the book--after all, what is the point of creating a book if there is no point to it? Agreed? And daily-ness. Don't the ordinary things have import, too? After I closed the book, I sighed. This was my childhood, I thought. This is Every Girl's childhood (barring exotic lifestyles). It's a treasure, this book, this "Ladybug Girl." Here's what I mean:
1. Lulu (yes, that's the girl's name) wants to be entertained by others, but on this day, no one will accommodate her. She's on her own--with her Bassett hound Bingo, who can mimic every facial expression Lulu stocks.
2. She stands in her room, surrounded by all kinds of things to play with and declares: "There's nothing to do."
3.
Ladybug Girl Toy Preview
Link
Please Wait...