Flower Girl - Softcover

Furgang, Kathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142402389 ISBN 13: 9780142402382

Publisher: Puffin, 2005

Synopsis

In the beginning, Anna makes it clear that she has no desire to be the flower girl at her Aunt Julie's upcoming wedding, but when the girls take her up to Grandma's attic to look at old veils, gowns, and photos, Anna decides that being in a wedding party will actually be a real blast. Reprint.

About this title

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 2. When Anna learns that she's expected to be the flower girl in her aunt's wedding, she's not excited: "I would rather ride my bike or go swimming." But as her mother, aunt, and grandmother rummage through boxes in the attic and stories of family weddings unfold, Anna is captivated. When her mother's wedding dress emerges, Anna tries on the veil and gloves and wonders about her own wedding someday. Like the titles in the Read-alikes feature, "Down the Aisle" [BKL My 1 01], this warm, straightforward story explores the annoyance and anxiety that many youngsters experience when asked to participate in weddings. Furgang's text, written in Anna's voice, nicely captures a young girl's disgust and then reluctant enthusiasm over the event in age-appropriate dialogue and details. Jessup extends the warmth and humor with appealing pastel sketches that show the family scenes and the sweeping dress from Anna's close-to-the ground perspective. A good suggestion for reluctant flower girls and little ones with wedding fever. Gillian Engberg
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From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2-When Anna overhears that Aunt Julie wants her to be a flower girl in her wedding, she couldn't be more disgusted. She thinks weddings are boring and would rather be riding her bike. But then she follows her mother, aunt, and grandmother to the attic and watches them unpack her mother's wedding dress and her grandmother's veil. Before long, Anna forgets her initial reaction and gets into the spirit of things. By the end of the book, she has completely changed her tune. Furgang's simple story is well told and charmingly illustrated. Jessup's gleeful images convey Anna's rambunctious nature and mercurial disposition while incorporating carefully chosen design elements, like the pink and blue patterns from the boxes in the attic that show up on the endpapers and as backdrops for certain pictures. Just like the boxes, the book has delightful surprises inside.
Catherine Threadgill, Charleston County Public Library, SC
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About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0142402389
• ISBN 13: 9780142402382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Jessup Harley