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Summary
Four strong-minded sisters go shopping, each hoping to create a distinctive look. Charlie Ann wants to dress like a cowgirl, Ava a princess, and Isabelle all in purple. Baby Poppy is completely set on polka dots. All of the girls find something to satisfy their tastes, except for Poppy. But while Mom and baby sister sleep, the three older sisters get artsy with their waterproof markers. A bewildered Mom and delighted Poppy wake up to find a new polka dot wardrobe. This spunky, colorful and sweet book is a tribute to being resourceful and creative.
Author Notes
Author-illustrator Amy Schwartz, best known for her warm, humorous tales with a kid-centered point of view, and her pen-and-ink artwork, died suddenly on February 26 at her home in Brooklyn. She was 68.
Schwartz was born April 2, 1954 in San Diego. She began her art studies at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She transferred to the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, where she majored in drawing and earned her B.F.A. in 1976. Schwartz illustrated The Breakfast Book (1979) as well as a second title for Chronicle Books. She was working as a production assistant at Simon & Schuster when her first picture book, Bea and Mrs. Jones was published by Bradbury Press in 1982. That same year the book was cited in the New York Public Library¿s selection of 100 Best Children¿s Books.
Throughout the 1980s Schwartz was especially prolific, writing and illustrating her own books as well as illustrating works by other authors including Amy Hest, Eve Bunting, and her father, Henry Schwartz, with whom she would eventually collaborate on four projects. This steady schedule allowed her to write and illustrate books full-time.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Poppy and her three sisters are heading back to school, but first they must partake in the well-known ritual of back-to-school shopping. Each girl has her own idea of what is stylish, ranging from purple frills to cowboy boots. What young Poppy desires most, as the title suggests, is, of course, polka dots. Unfortunately, a trip to all of the girly stores in the mall yields no dotted garb, and the child is crushed. Luckily, that night, while Poppy sleeps, her creative big sisters decorate a formal white outfit with a variety of colored dots. Fortunately, their indulgent mother doesn't seem to mind the girls' flair for design. In the end, all of the siblings happily anticipate the first day of school. The bright, robustly patterned illustrations add layers to this simple story. VERDICT This heartwarming tale of sisterly love makes a super read-aloud and is recommended as a general purchase for any collection.-Jasmine L. Precopio, Fox Chapel Area School District, Pittsburgh © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
It's back-to-school shopping time, and most of the girls in this all-sister family are finding what they want. For Ava, it's princess-y gear; for Isabelle, the exact purple dress she dreamed of; and for Charlie Ann, a must-have cowboy vest. Little Poppy, however (who, truth to tell, is probably still too young for school), is out of luck: nothing has her beloved polka dots-a real problem considering that her entire vocabulary seems to consist of the words "polka dots." As Poppy sleeps, her sisters add dots to all her clothes so that in the morning, Poppy (and Mama, who admirably keeps her cool) discovers that even Poppy's sandals are, as the color-coded typography reports, covered "with red and red-orange and blue-green and green-blue Polka Dots!" Although slighter than Schwartz's previous works, there are real pleasures to be had in her plainspoken, knowing, and always empathic text ("Good night, fashion plates" says Mama as she turns out the lights on the girls) and pictures that gracefully and subtly portray a family determined to make sure that each member gets her due. Ages 4-8. (July) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
