Poppy Pickle - Hardcover

Yarlett, Emma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763689114 ISBN 13: 9780763689117

Publisher: Templar, 2016

Synopsis

Poppy gets into a major pickle when her imagination comes alive!

Poppy has the most extraordinary imagination. When she is sent upstairs to clean her room, she just can't help imagining, and suddenly . . . her imagination literally comes alive. Soon her room is jam-packed with all kinds of weird and wonderful creatures. There are a few problems, though: the mammoth puts his foot through the floor, and the hungry crocodile thinks Poppy would make a tasty snack. Poppy needs to get rid of all these creatures fast. But how?

About this title

About the Author:

Emma Yarlett graduated from University College Falmouth in 2011. She is the creator of Orion and the Dark and Sidney, Stella, and the Moon. She has also created animation artwork for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2—Living with "an ordinary dad, an ordinary mom, and three ordinary cats" is not always easy for the extraordinary Poppy Pickle—who is "full to the brim with imagination." When Poppy is sent to clean her room, however, her imagination gets the best of her, as a whole menagerie of imagined creatures become real and threaten to overtake her ordinary house. After trying unsuccessfully to "un-imagine" them, Poppy imagines a door instead and pushes the creatures through; unfortunately, there is little she can do about the mess they left behind, and she must prove to her parents that she is not the one to blame for it. Yarlett's mixed-media illustrations are bold, bright, and colorful and give joyous life to Poppy's infectious enthusiasm and creativity. Poppy's imagined creatures are a whimsical delight, and many spreads are punctuated with clever, quirky details that reward readers who carefully examine the art. Different fonts are used for narration and dialogue, and there is variety in the text size throughout and in the composition of each page. VERDICT This entertaining and eye-catching story should find a place in most collections. It is sure to be a hit in storytime.—Lauren Strohecker, McKinley Elementary School, PA

About this edition

• Publisher: Templar
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0763689114
• ISBN 13: 9780763689117
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Yarlett Emma