Ask Babalouie: A Fortune-Telling Activity Kit - Hardcover

Gottlieb, Dale; Burns, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811824950 ISBN 13: 9780811824958

Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc, 1999

Synopsis

Better than a horoscope or crystal ball, Ask Bablouie is the perfect portable fortune-telling kit for after-school fun or slumber-party entertainment. Includes: * Flexi fortune filpper: a unique and wise cootie-catcher * Wonder wheel of animal magnetism: advice drawn from the wisdom of the animals * Tell-Tale Cards: an enlightening pack that predicts you fate * Think blots: drawings that bring you true inner self to light * Spin the Genie: a wheel that lets Babalouie answer all of your during questions * Weather or not: the glow-in-the-dark love wheel that gives romantic forecasts

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Review

"Do I have a secret admirer?" "Will I pass the math test?" "Do I look like a dork in this outfit?" For many among us, these are the questions of substance in our lives. But don't fret--just ask Babalouie. Long-time children's author and illustrator "Madame" Dale Gottlieb and first-timer "The Mysterious" Jane Burns have packed together six different playful pathways to finding your fortune in a cute but durable and well-designed fold-out kit. (And they've even thrown in a "Clearing Station" to better attune yourself to the timeless wisdom of Babalouie--"hum, baba, hum, baba, baba, baba, hum.")

Far more harmless than a creepy Ouija board--not too mention a good bit more clever and fun--this kit's got it all: you'll find Penny LeGuin's Flexi Fortune Flipper (an immediately recognizable origami-meets-hand-jive prognosticator endemic to middle-school cafeterias); the glow-in-the-dark Weather or Not Love Wheel (put in the initials of your would-be love, take a spin, and receive your forecast); the Wonder Wheel of Animal Magnetism (turn the wheel to get horoscopic hints from the animal kingdom); a deck of Tell-Tale Cards (tarot-esque insight on friendship, change, creativity, and the like); a deck of Think Blots (freeform self-reflection à la Rorschach); and last but not least, a Yes-No Spin Again Later window straight into the mind of Babalouie. ("Do not try to test Baba, because that interferes with his inner eye.")

The smart, flat-perspective illustrations of penguins, hearts, and Frisbee-throwing aliens will win you over even before you've received any of Babalouie's good-natured predictions. A welcome and sturdy companion at slumber parties, on car trips, or just whenever the teacher isn't looking. (Ages 8 to 12) --Paul Hughes

About the Author

Dale Gottlieb showers everyday and hangs her towel in Washington. Her hygienic upbringing could only have been rivaled by Mr. Clean himself! Her younger, but giant brother, Marty attests to the kitchen floor being able to double as a table in a pinch. She

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0811824950
• ISBN 13: 9780811824958
• Binding: Hardcover