Ladybug Girl and the best ever playdate

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Title:

Ladybug Girl and the best ever playdate

Author:

Davis, Jacky, 1966- author.

Soman, David, author.

Series:

Ladybug Girl.

Summary:

Lulu is excited to play with the toy that her best friend Finny brings over, but when the toy loses a wheel and fixing it becomes a game in itself, Lulu realizes that it's even better to play with Finny.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Toys -- Juvenile fiction.

Play -- Juvenile fiction.

Imitation -- Juvenile fiction.

Costume -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Soman, David,

Publisher:

Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9780803740303

Publication Information:

New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015]

Call Number:

P SOMAN

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

This latest hardcover picture book from the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series proves that true friendship is better than any toy

Lulu is excited about her playdate with Finny-and especially excited about Finny's Rolly-Roo. In fact, Lulu loves the toy so much that she . . . kind of forgets to play with Finny. So when the girls accidentally break the Rolly-Roo, will Lulu realize her mistake? In this compassionate and charming story about the value of a great friend, Lulu and Finny repair the broken toy, and soon forget all about it, blasting off on new imaginative adventures together as Ladybug Girl and Grasshopper Girl.

Great for fans of Fancy Nancy, Olivia, and Knuffle Bunny, this beloved series is celebrated for its gentle and authentic look at kid-truths.

Author Notes

Jacky Davis and her husband David Soman are author of the Ladybug Girl Series of books which are inspired by their daughter and son. Their title in this series, Ladybug Girl and The Dress-Up Dilemma made The New York Times Best Seller List.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-Lulu the Ladybug Girl is back, and this time she's thrilled to play with her friend Finny (aka Grasshopper Girl)-but only because Finny has brought her Rolly-Roo, a large wheeled toy horse that Lulu calls "the most amazing toy in the world." Lulu's reluctance to play any game that doesn't center around the toy does not escape her friend's notice, and when the wheel breaks off, hurt feelings come to a head. Lulu works to repair the broken toy and her friend's hurt feelings in a believable, childlike way, and she soon realizes that friends are way more fun than toys. The story also shows an interracial friendship. VERDICT With conflict and dialogue squarely centered in a child's world and expressive watercolor-and-ink illustrations, this is a welcome addition to a beloved series.-Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

The value of imaginative, free-form play has always been a key element of the Ladybug Girl books, and Soman and Davis emphasize it even more in this outing, which centers around a play date between Lulu and her friend Finny, a brown-skinned girl with dreadlocks. Readers will quickly recognize (along with Finny) that Lulu is more focused on Finny's large, equine pull-toy, Rolly-Roo, than she is on her friend. But before long the two have put the toy aside in favor of romping through fields, building fairy houses, and throwing tea parties. The friends' reconciliation comes a bit too easily, but Ladybug Girl's world is still a charming place to spend time. Ages 3-5. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.