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One peppermint stick. Two sisters. See sibling rivalry turn to sweet solidarity.
This sweet and simple board book for the youngest readers features Sheila Rae, star of the Kevin Henkes classic Sheila Rae, the Brave.
The charming board books featuring favorite preschool characters from Kevin Henkes are:
Julius's Candy Corn Lilly's Chocolate Heart Owen's Marshmallow Chick Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick Wemberly's Ice-Cream StarAll five are also available together in a collection: A Box of Treats.
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-The little mouse siblings are at it once again. Sheila Rae has a long, thin peppermint stick. She's quite willing to share it with her sister-but only if Louise can guess how many stripes it has (she can't), and only if she can reach it (impossible with Sheila Rae Rae on a stool propped up by books and pillows). Louise gets a lucky break when Sheila Rae falls down and the candy cracks precisely in half. With a kiss, Sheila Rae declares that she was going to give her sister some all along. Done in watercolor and ink, Henkes's familiar art features his usual cast complete with whimsical and funny expressions. The layout is colorful, but simple and uncluttered. Big, sturdy fun for little hands.-Roxanne Burg, Thousand Oaks Library, CA(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
In his first board-book format, Kevin Henkes brings the star of Sheila Rae, the Brave back in Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick. Here, the familiar theme of sibling rivalry surfaces between the heroine and her younger sister, Louise. As one might suspect, Sheila Rae meets her comeuppance, and in the end, all is well. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
(Preschool) This deliciously paced and plotted board book, featuring the mouse sisters from Sheila Rae, the Brave (rev. 1/88), explores a favorite Henkes theme-the relationship between a bossy older child and a timid, yet tenacious, younger one. Here, Sheila Rae and her little sister, Louise, play out a bite-sized sibling drama for the toddler crowd. The straightforward story is appropriately simple and familiar: quiet Louise covets Sheila Rae's peppermint stick (""Please?""), while Sheila Rae, in classic older sister style, revels in the power the peppermint stick gives her (""You can have one lick, if you can reach it""). Of course, Sheila Rae's pride is her downfall-literally. Balancing precariously on a stool, some pillows, and some books, Sheila Rae dangles the candy just out of Louise's reach. Listeners can guess what happens next: Sheila Rae falls and lands on her bottom, and the peppermint stick breaks in two. Page turns and line breaks add just the right amount of tension, and Henkes's expressive illustrations work perfectly with the short-and-sweet text. Set against a white background and facing a candy-colored text page, each picture zeroes in on the characters, inviting pre-readers to participate in the story's unfolding. A tantalizing taste of the pleasures of picture books to come. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
A sweet treat becomes a source of contention between two sisters in this wry tale about sibling relations and the art of sharing. Sheila Rae savors her peppermint candy; relishing its stripy-ness, its thinness, and most of all its toothsome taste. Enter Louise, her younger sister, who would like a sample. In true older-sibling fashion, Sheila Rae establishes a series of nearly impossible tasks for Louise to accomplish in order to have a taste-estimating the correct number of stripes on the candy, dangling it just out of reach-all of which Louise fails. Sheila Rae is lamenting, with just a small smirk, the fact that she doesn't have two candies when Fate intervenes with a misstep that lands Sheila in a heap and the candy in two pieces. Henkes (Wemberly Worried, 2000, etc.) presents a kid's-eye view of sibling interactions, deftly portraying the teasing that is part and parcel of these relationships. He does temper Sheila Rae's superiority in the final page, showing her embracing her little sister and declaring "I was going to give you some all along!" Despite it's chunky board-book format, this will find a ready and appreciative audience among the preschool set. Expressive illustrations, rendered in a pastel bouquet of hues, offer a comical perspective on a familiar scenario. A winsome introduction to Henkes for younger audiences and, rarest of all, just the right amount of art for a board book. (Board book. 2-5)
Booklist Review
Ages 4-6. In this sentimental look at international adoption, told in folkloric style, a mommy and a daddy who "longed for a child to take care of and love" are united with a little girl born on the other side of the world. The parents are overjoyed when they learn of Tu Thi's birth. Preoccupation with their new daughter becomes foremost as they announce her birth to family and friends, realize that the "child of their hearts" was born on Valentine's Day, think and dream about her as they prepare their home for her. Arriving in an unnamed Asian country to fetch their child, they chronicle their first experiences with their daughter: holding and singing to her, changing her diaper, dancing to music brought from home, telling her about her new country. The intimacy of the story is enhanced by watercolor-and-pencil vignettes that show compact characters with rounded, smiling faces, abstract landscapes, and comfortingly curved shapes, all rendered in shades of blues and oranges. --Amy Brandt