My side of the car

Title:

My side of the car

Author:

Summary:

Sadie and her father have been planning a trip to the zoo for a long time but something always gets in the way, so when they finally start out and her father sees some raindrops, Sadie insists there is no rain on her side of the car.

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.

Rain and rainfall -- Fiction.

Automobile travel -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Feiffer, Jules,

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Publication Date:

2011

ISBN:

9780763644055

Publication Information:

Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.

Call Number:

P FEIFFER

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Wishful thinking and a wonderful daughter-and-dad rapport drive this charming collaboration between Kate Feiffer and her father, Jules Feiffer.

Sadie has wanted to go the zoo forever, but something always gets in the way. Not today! Today they are finally on their way, and nothing can stop them -- not a broken arm or a lost dog or a surprise visit. Not even her dad's observation: "Sadie, it's raining." Because when Sadie looks out her window, not only is it not raining on her side of the car, the sun is shining and people are watering their lawns and wearing sunglasses. Even when the road on Dad's side starts looking more like a river, Sadie can barely see a raindrop fall on her side of the car. This warmhearted tale of a child's optimism and a father's loving patience is guaranteed to tickle the funny bone, no matter the weather.

Author Notes

Kate Feiffer is the author of several children's books, including Double Pink, illustrated by Bruce Ingman; President Pennybaker and My Mom Is Trying to Ruin My Life, both illustrated by Diane Goode; The Problem with Puddles, illustrated by Tricia Tusa; and Henry the Dog with No Tail, illustrated by her dad, Jules Feiffer. She lives on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Jules Feiffer has won a Pulitzer Prize, an Obie Award, and an Oscar. His cartoons have appeared in The Village Voice, The New Yorker, the New York Times, Esquire, Playboy, and The Nation. He illustrated The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster and is the author-illustrator of several award-winning picture books. Jules Feiffer lives in New York City.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2-"My dad and I are going to the zoo," Sadie declares on the first page. In the past, various mishaps have gotten in the way of this excursion, but, this time, "Nothing can stop us," she says and believes. But soon raindrops start to fall, and Dad says, "Sadie, it's raining. We can't go to the zoo." Sadie claims, "It's not raining on my side of the car." This line of wishful thinking becomes grander and funnier as they get closer and closer and the (real) world around them gets wetter and wetter. Even so, a happy ending is in store for the zoo-going pair. Told in an effectively simple first-person voice, the story is enhanced by the wonderful pictures, watercolor and pencil drawings with expressive lines and beautiful blobs of color. Another fun book from a notable father-daughter team, this one is based on a childhood memory.-Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

This father-and-daughter team's account of a family car trip, inspired by real-life family history, is one continuous smile of a story. It's narrated by Sadie, who details the mishaps that have prevented their family from reaching the zoo in the past ("One day when we were supposed to go to the zoo, my mom tripped over a toy fire engine. So we went to the hospital instead of the zoo"), then describes a new dilemma as she and her father try again. "Sadie, it's raining," her father says. But Sadie's not giving in so easily, insisting that it's not raining on her side of the car. "People are putting on their sunglasses and heading to zoos all over the world on my side of the car," she thinks to herself. Feiffer's sweet and loopy watercolor-and-pencil drawings follow Sadie's imaginings and explanations for wet car windows ("People on my side of the car are watering their lawns"); their arrival at the zoo is almost beside the point. Sadie's cheerful sass and her father's obvious respect for and indulgence of the force of her imagination make this a keeper. Ages 4-8. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.