Gitty and Kvetch

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Gitty and Kvetch

Title:

Gitty and Kvetch

Author:

Pritchard, Caroline Kusin, author.

Landy, Ariel, illustrator.

Summary:

Gitty and her feathered-friend Kvetch couldn’t be more different: Gitty always sees the bright side of life, while her curmudgeonly friend Kvetch is always complaining and, well, kvetching about the trouble they get into. One perfect day, Gitty ropes Kvetch into shlepping off on a new adventure to their perfect purple treehouse. Even when Kvetch sees signs of impending doom everywhere, Gitty finds silver linings and holds onto her super special surprise reason for completing their mission. But when her perfect plan goes awry, oy vey, suddenly it’s Gitty who’s down in the dumps. Can Kvetch come out of his funk to lift Gitty’s spirits back up? -- Amazon.com.

Audience:

Ages 4-8. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Grades 2-3. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

General Note:

Includes glossary of Yiddish words.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Attitude (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Birds -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Landy, Ariel,

Publisher:

Atheneum Books for Young Readers,

Publication Date:

2021

ISBN:

9781534478268

Publication Information:

New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021]

Call Number:

P PRITCHARD

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Summary

In this hilariously sweet story about an opposites-attract friendship, chock-full of Yiddish humor, a girl and her best bird friend's perfect day turns into a perfect opportunity to see things differently.

Gitty and her feathered-friend Kvetch couldn't be more different: Gitty always sees the bright side of life, while her curmudgeonly friend Kvetch is always complaining and, well, kvetching about the trouble they get into.

One perfect day, Gitty ropes Kvetch into shlepping off on a new adventure to their perfect purple treehouse. Even when Kvetch sees signs of impending doom everywhere, Gitty finds silver linings and holds onto her super special surprise reason for completing their mission.

But when her perfect plan goes awry, oy vey , suddenly it's Gitty who's down in the dumps. Can Kvetch come out of his funk to lift Gitty's spirits back up?

Author Notes

Caroline Kusin Pritchard grew up as the youngest of four children in Dallas, Texas, and spent her childhood sneaking extra helpings of noodle kugel from her bubbe's kitchen. Where is Poppy? is Caroline's second picture book following her debut Gitty and Kvetch which was a Tablet Magazine Best Jewish Picture Book of 2021. Caroline lives in the Bay Area with her husband, three kiddos, and their 120-pound dog.

As soon as Ariel Landy learned how to draw a sky beyond a blue scribbled line, she knew she wanted to be an illustrator. Raised on coloring books and crayons outside of Boston, she now lives in France with her husband and dog. Visit her online at ArielLandy.com.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Peach-hued Gitty is a curly-headed, relentlessly optimistic girl; her "unflappable friend" Kvetch is a grumpy purple bird. They share a Jewish heritage, expressed through a few visual hints (a Star of David and Hebrew rendition of Gitty's name on her bedroom wall) and through Kvetch's Yiddish-peppered conversation (his very name is defined in the book's Yiddish glossary as "to complain on and on and on"). Gitty has made a "perfect painting" for the duo's "perfect, purple tree house," and as the two head in its direction, she refuses to see any portent in the dark clouds overhead. Kvetch, however, predicts "more than a shprits" ("Time to move our tuchuses!"). When the rain spoils the painting and Gitty's mood turns Kvetch-like, the bird takes a turn as the sunny one--even as Gitty's initial reaction to his cheer is an uncharacteristic eye-rolling "Oy vey." Debuting author Pritchard's sweet-natured storytelling makes a strong case for friendship's resilience--and balancing capabilities--while Landy's (The Spacesuit) digital cartooning and washlike textures have plenty of bounce and bubble. Ages 4--8. Author's agent: Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown. Illustrator's agent: James Burns, the Bright Agency. (Aug.)