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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2 Little sisters are a mixed blessing, according to this young narrator. But the last straw is when she decides that his turtle needs more exercise and turns it loose in a pond. The boy fantasizes about all sorts of ways to punish his sister. He punches his pillow and screams until he feels better. Finally, he is ready to make friends with her again, and off they go hand-in-hand to buy a hamster for each of them. Wilhelm's simply told story will strike a chord of understanding among preschoolers who have siblings. The watercolor illustrations, unframed on broad white pages with a few words, are expressive in their simplicity, helping to convey the message of forgive and forget. This is a pleasant addition to the sibling rivalry list, presenting a slightly different aspect of the subject than Martha Alexander's I'll Be the Horse If You Play with Me (1980) and Marty McGee's Space Lab, No Girls Allowed (1981, both Dial), Janice Udry's Thump and Plunk (Harper, 1981), and Elaine Edelman's I Love My Baby Sister : Most of the Time (Lothrop, 1985). Virginia Opocensky, Lincoln City Libraries, Nebr.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Publishers Weekly
Let's Be Friends Again takes sibling conflict seriously, presenting an undiluted portrait of a boy's rage at his younger sister. Wilhelm makes the sister's transgression substantial: she decides to give her brother's pet turtle some exercise by setting him free in the pond. When the boy finds out what she's done, he exclaims: "I was madder than I'd ever been before. I could have killed her right there and then." He doesn't kill her, but he imagines various gruesome punishments that he feels would befit a turtle-liberating sister. Finally, he lets off steam by pounding on his pillow. His anger dissipated, he is able to be friendly with his sister again. This valuable book will help children understand that anger is a normal, manageable emotion.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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