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A Bumblebee Sweater
by Betty Waterton
Available from Powells Used Books
$18.95
on 9-12-2008
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ISBN Number: 9781554550289
Author: Waterton, Betty
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited
Illustrator: LaFave, Kim
Subject: Humorous Stories
Subject: Sweaters
Subject: Grandmothers
Subject: Clothing & dress
Publication Date: November 2007
Cover Type: Hardcover
Grade Level: Toddler, Up
Written in: English
Illustrations: YES
Number of Pages: 32
Book Size: 10.22x8.40x.41 in. .89 lbs.
Children's Book Type: Picture / Wordless
Age Level: 03-UP
Grandma Needlethorpe knits a sweater for her granddaughter Nellie's role as a bumblebee in the upcoming spring concert. And the result is a huge success - even though the sleeves have to be rolled up and the sweater hangs well past Nellie's knees. A delighted Nellie can't wait to show it off to her school chums, but each time she wears the sweater, Nellie gets into a scrape. And after several trips to the washer and dryer, the rapidly shrinking sweater finally fits her perfectly. But Nellie must wear the sweater one more time before the concert. And one more sweater mishap proves to be the last straw. The bumblebee sweater comes out of the dryer much too small for Nellie. Now it's no good for anyone except the family dog.
But Nellie doesn't mind; she's going to wear a flower costume in the concert. Too bad there won't be a bumblebee on stage after all . . . or will there? Review: "In Waterton's (A Salmon for Simon) lighthearted tale, Nellie's myopic grandmother knits her a striped sweater for her bumblebee costume in the school play. After opening the gift, the girl proclaims it 'bee-yew-tiful!' and insists on wearing it daily. But her antics, including a slide into home plate on the baseball diamond, whooping it up at a birthday party and a close encounter with 'duck doo' on a farm visit, leave the sweater in need of multiple washes. On the last go-round, it shrinks drastically in the clothes dryer, but no matter-Nellie's role is fortuitously switched from bee to flower. However, the sweater fits her dog perfectly, and he poses in it for a photo with Nellie and two flower-playing classmates. As Grandma squints at the picture, she mistakes the dog for her granddaughter, and comments that the other children look huge beside Nellie, a gaffe that will make readers giggle. LaFave's (Big Ben) cartoon-style illustrations locate Nellie's energy and exuberance in her riot of loose red curls. Ages 4-8." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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