2015 Enchanted Lion Books, originally published 2014 in France
40 pgs. - one that opens out
Goodreads rating: 3.61 (470 ratings)
My rating: 4
Endpapers front: shocking pink
Endpapers back: all the characters
Endpapers back: all the characters
Illustrations: watercolors over line art, some collage
My comments: What a fun, fanciful story! There's a lot to like about this picture book. I adore the illustrations (always love it when there's a little collage-y touches thrown in, as well as "lines" worked into the overall artwork). The shocking pink endpapers, continuing into the story, are wonderful, as is the illustration on the closing endpaper. There's so much to see on every page! Perfect for five year olds...and four year olds...and six year olds....
Goodreads: Eddie is five and a half, and thinks she is the only one in her family who isn’t really good at something. So when she hears her little sister say “birthday—Mommy—fluffy—little—squishy,” it’s extra important for her to find this amazing present before anyone else does. So, gregarious, charming, clever little Eddie goes all around the neighborhood to all her fabulous friends—the florist, the chic boutique owner, the antiques dealer, and even the intimidating butcher—to find one. It’s a magical adventure that draws on Eddie’s special gifts, ones that she herself learns to appreciate.
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