Bertie's Picture Day - Hardcover

Brisson, Pat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805062815 ISBN 13: 9780805062816

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2000

Synopsis

On Monday morning Bertie woke up bright and early.
He remembered that it was Picture Day.
He remembered that Mrs. Hughes
told them to look spiffy.

Bertie is determined to look his very best for his second grade school picture on Monday. In fact, he even plans to wear his red polka-dot bow tie. But before the weekend's over, Bertie loses a front tooth, gets a shiner, and receives a "terribly interesting" haircut from his little sister Eloise.

Bertie and Eloise, whom young readers met in Hot Fudge Hero, are back--and as charming as ever. In their smart and playful style, Pat Brisson and Diana Cain Bluthenthal capture these endearing characters in all of their trials and triumphs.

About this title

About the Author

Pat Brisson is the author of Little Sister, Big Sister and Hot Fudge Hero, which was named a Parent's Choice Honor Book and one of New York Public Library's "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing." The mother of four grown sons, Ms. Brisson lives with her husband in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

Diana Cain Bluthenthal is the illustrator of several children's books including Little Sister, Big Sister and Hot Fudge Hero. She lives with her husband and two young sons in the Florida Keys.

Reviews

Grade 1-2-In four quick-reading chapters, second-grade Bertie, who was introduced in Hot Fudge Hero (Holt, 1995), is shown to be a good friend, a great brother, and an all-around nice boy. School pictures will be taken on Monday and he wants to look "spiffy." Over the weekend one catastrophe after another prevents him from looking his best-he loses a tooth, gets a "shiner" from a poorly aimed kickball, and gets a "terribly interesting" haircut from his younger sister. Bertie's sense of humor is evident throughout, showing how much he cares for his sister and doesn't want to hurt her feelings. Early chapter-book readers will relish this child's unique, irrepressible personality. Bluthenthall's black-and-white cartoons add a real spirit of fun to the story. This is a surefire hit of a sequel.
Kay Bowes, Concord Pike Library, Wilmington, DE
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Gr. 2-3. Brisson, the author of Hot Fudge Hero (1997), lets kids in on a corollary to Murphy's Law: everything that can go wrong before school pictures are taken, will. In this easy chapter book, second-grader Bertie is overjoyed when a kickball hits him in the face and he loses his fourth front tooth, making a perfect square hole for fitting a straw through. The second chapter features a collision at first base, which knocks out two of his sister Eloise's teeth and leads to Bertie's first black eye ("'Cool!' said Bertie."). Next, Eloise gives him a disastrous haircut while he sleeps. The last chapter shows Bertie on school picture day and a few weeks later, as he mails a classic photo to his grandparents, complete with gap-toothed grin, shiner, and bad haircut. The funny situations; the short, pithy text; and the sympathetic portrayal of sibling interplay combine to make this a very readable story. Diana Cain Bluthenthal's cartoonlike ink drawings, washed with grays, appear on every page, lightening the look of the pages and adding their own irrepressible humor. Carolyn Phelan
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Edition details

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805062815
• ISBN 13: 9780805062816
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Bluthenthal Diana Cain
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80