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K-3
Illustrated by
Lisa Brown.
Young artist Emily is learning about Pablo Picasso, whose work makes an apt frame for this story of divorce (for example, Emily's sadness over the changes in her family pushes her into her own blue period). Told in five chapters, Daly's affecting but unsentimental story is elegantly supported by Brown's simple pencil and watercolor illustrations. A heartfelt, relatable, empowering book.
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K-3
Illustrated by
Stephen Michael King.
When Mom and Dad won't get her a pet, Prudence uses her imagination; unfortunately, a tree branch that accompanies her to school, a shoe named Formal Footwear, and baby brother Milo don't pan out. Daly's dry humor and her wonderfully persistent protagonist elevate this book above typical kiddo-wants-a-pet fare. King's illustrations--spare line drawings punctuated with color--perfectly chronicle Prudence's ups and downs.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2011
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YA
Eighth graders Izzy and Annie form the Flirt Club so they don't "blush, stutter, sputter, and basically run away and die around boys." Told through notes, journal entries, and minutes from Flirt Club meetings, Daly's tale of the (mis)adventures of a pair of self-professed drama dorks is a warm and funny portrait of the ups and downs of middle school life.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2011
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