Copyright Date:
2020
Edition Date:
2020
Release Date:
10/06/20
Illustrator:
Collier, Kelly,
Pages:
168 pages
ISBN:
1-7713-8732-7
ISBN 13:
978-1-7713-8732-3
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
20 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
If your favorite friend was annoyed at you while your single mom was on a business trip, wouldn't a new puppy make everything feel all right again?Isabel and Zoë are such favorite friends at school that even their coats, intertwined in their side-by-side cubbies, are best buddies. Izzy and Zoë also share a madcap sense of humor that includes toilet-paper tails and pretend-dirt sandwiches. Sometimes this lands them in the principal's office, which Zoë hates. Luckily, Izzy's caring, live-in nanny and loving, adoptive mom determine that Izzy's exuberant impulsiveness suggests that she has "a lot of love" to spread for just a three-person family, so they get a puppy for her to baby. The dog-adoption process echoes Izzy's own experience of being adopted, as told to her by her mom. With this title, Adderson, author of the Jasper John Dooley chapter-book series, introduces another series for the age group with a character reminiscent of such icons as Ruby Lu and Clementine. Izzy's mom presents White, and gap-toothed Izzy has pale skin, straight, black hair, and freckles. Best friend Zoë is a child of color, the school principal is Asian, and Izzy's nanny is Latinx (cued stereotypically in part by her extreme fondness for the telenovela Love at First Sight). The short and pithy chapters, believable and specific kid language, and Collier's spunky illustrations make this a promising kickoff to a new series.An endearing, energetic take on chapter books for transitioning readers. (Fiction. 6-9)
From the author of the Jasper John Dooley series comes a new lovable character: Isabel! The first title in this early chapter book series tells us why Isabel just has, has, has to get a dog!
Isabel and Zoë are favorite friends — most of the time. They have side-by-side cubbies at school. They never take off their friendship bracelets. And they make each other laugh like nobody else. But some of the time, Isabel isn’t Zoë’s favorite friend at all. Because some of the time, the fun things they do end in a no-fun way. Like how they’ve been sent to the principal’s office because of Isabel’s shenanigans with some kindergartners. Now Zoë is mad at Isabel, and Isabel is miserable. Isabel is trying everything to win her friend back. Will getting a new puppy help Isabel mend her friendship with Zoë?
In this first title of the chapter book series for emerging readers, author Caroline Adderson introduces the inimitable Isabel and how she came to have her lovable dog, Rollo. Short chapters, spot-on humor and engaging illustrations on every spread make this series a perfect pick for both independent reading and read-alouds. Highly entertaining and fun, it also showcases the personal growth and development of the main character, while touching on subjects of interest to elementary-age children: relationships with friends, the responsibilities of having pets and family situations of all kinds, including how Isabel, who lives with her single mother and a nanny, loves the story of her adoption (and its similarities to their adoption of the dog).
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