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5.0
We just discovered this series, and I frankly don't get why it's not more popular: It's funny, original, whimsical, cute, endearing and in each book expands on some difficult situation or human emotion in a very earnest, easy to emphatize with kind of way. Unless, because there's so much in them to smile at for the parent, people think it misses the mark for kids. My four year old however was very interested in them. The naive pictures are easy to relate to, as are the situations and concerns of the main characters, and some of the pages made him laugh out loud.
Lottie, the chicken, seems to be a very sensible, good natured chicken. The series centers on the tender friendship she has with Herbie, the duck, another endearing character but whose imperfections are more obvious. [b:Lottie's New Beach Towel|647810|Lottie's New Beach Towel|Petra Mathers|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1310477766s/647810.jpg|633954] opens with "Lottie was squeezing lemons when a package arrived." And there is a picture of Lottie making lemonade and banana, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, while out the window the mail man is dropping of the package. The package contains of course the beach towel, and the rest of the story is about how it comes in handy. I found the pictures beautiful, silly, funny and atmospheric, the text is simple but interspersed with humor, such as on the beach when a big wave comes and knocks over Lottie in the water and as she retrieves her bearings she utters "Is that my foot? Silly me, it's a starfish." My kid could not stop laughing. Lottie and Herbie have warm complicity, and despite being just a silly chicken and a duck, are not devoid of humor either. After a very satisfying, eventful day, Lottie heads home (and the pictures here are even more than atmospheric, they're amazing!) "She walked up the dune. The cool sand squeaked between her toes." Loved this book!!
Lottie, the chicken, seems to be a very sensible, good natured chicken. The series centers on the tender friendship she has with Herbie, the duck, another endearing character but whose imperfections are more obvious. [b:Lottie's New Beach Towel|647810|Lottie's New Beach Towel|Petra Mathers|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1310477766s/647810.jpg|633954] opens with "Lottie was squeezing lemons when a package arrived." And there is a picture of Lottie making lemonade and banana, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, while out the window the mail man is dropping of the package. The package contains of course the beach towel, and the rest of the story is about how it comes in handy. I found the pictures beautiful, silly, funny and atmospheric, the text is simple but interspersed with humor, such as on the beach when a big wave comes and knocks over Lottie in the water and as she retrieves her bearings she utters "Is that my foot? Silly me, it's a starfish." My kid could not stop laughing. Lottie and Herbie have warm complicity, and despite being just a silly chicken and a duck, are not devoid of humor either. After a very satisfying, eventful day, Lottie heads home (and the pictures here are even more than atmospheric, they're amazing!) "She walked up the dune. The cool sand squeaked between her toes." Loved this book!!
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