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Holly Hobbie, the bestselling author of the Toot & Puddle series, brings us FANNY & ANNABELLE, a new story about creative Fanny with a do-it-yourself theme. In the second Fannyadventure,Fanny writes her first picture book. Since Annabelle, her doll, was Fanny's first creation, it's fitting she should star in the story. Annabelle's adventure ends up mirroring Fanny's own life as they both manage to give the perfect birthday gift to a loved one. With Hobbie's heartwarming art mixed with Fanny's own delightfully naïve drawings, this sweet talewill inspire fans and new readers alike to get creative.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 3-The creative spirit that drove the child to make a doll in Hobbie's Fanny (Little, Brown, 2008) is at work again in this appealing story within a story. When a drizzly day inspires Fanny to make a picture book, she casts her doll as the lead. As Annabelle's story unfolds, Fanny unwittingly finds her own dilemma paralleled in the fiction she is creating. Although the stories have many similar elements, the two narratives are distinct due to the childlike penmanship and art that illustrate Annabelle's tale. This lively narrative generates just enough friction between the easy thing to do (keep found money) and the challenge of doing the right thing (return it) to grab readers' interest. Hobbie's delightful illustrations are suffused with warm pinks and yellows. They continue to capture an almost country charm but retain an urban sophistication because of the setting. The book strikes a balance between the subtle appeal of the message and the clarity required for young audiences. Children and the adults who share this title with them will enjoy it.-Piper Nyman, Brookmeade Elementary School, Nashville, TN (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
In a follow-up to Fanny, the resourceful heroine decides to create a picture book about her doll, Annabelle. As Fanny writes, she finds, "The story just happened all by itself." Hobbie's book alternates between spreads that show Fanny laboring over the creative process and ones that bring readers into the story she's writing, penned in Fanny's scrawl and illustrated by her childlike art. The clever narrative layering (Fanny and Annabelle's stories become inextricably entwined), enriched by the interplay of Annabelle's imaginary world with the urban realism of Hobbie's illustrations, makes for a winning tale about the right thing to do. Ages 3-6. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus Review
Hobbie's newest characters, the irrepressible Fanny and her homemade doll, Annabelle, return for another adventure (Fanny, 2008). On a rainy afternoon, Fanny decides to create a picture book starring Annabelle. With wry humor, the text explores the writing process as Fanny is alternately struck by inspiration and stifled by writer's block. Fanny's experiences and Annabelle's talecomplete with Fanny's accompanying illustrationsare interwoven throughout the story. Readers learn that art sometimes does imitate life as Fanny makes an amazing discovery of money and incorporates it into her writing. How Fanny and Annabelle handle their unexpected bounty makes for a charming adventure that is bound to please fans. The pen-and-inkand-watercolor illustrations are characteristically sweet and show off the author's expert ability to capture the essence of childlike drawings without trying too hard. This lighthearted endeavor is a welcome addition to her repertoire. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
In this sequel to Fanny (2008), a story within a story adds an intriguing layer of what if? Fanny begins to write and illustrate a picture book about a child named Annabelle, who wants buy a gold locket for her aunt's birthday. In reality, Fanny needs $100 to buy a locket for her mother and she actually finds a pink envelope on the sidewalk with $100 in it. The moral dilemma plays out with interesting differences in the primary and secondary narratives and the expressive ink-and-watercolor illustrations, which vary in style as well as content. Don't miss this highly appealing, original picture books--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2009 Booklist