The Indianhead
Federated Library System presents
Starred Reviews
New and Notable Books for
Young People
November 2005 *
The books in this
newsletter were given starred reviews by the following periodicals: School Library Journal (SLJ), Publisher’s
Weekly (PW), Booklist (BL), Hornbook (HB), Criticas (CR).
Library binding prices and ISBNs are noted. Quotations have been taken directly from the
reviews. This selection tool has been
created to assist IFLS library staff wade through the 5,000-5,500 children’s
and young adult titles published each year.
Librarians should consider which of the following books best fit their
collection and clientele.
Picture
Books
Buehner, Caralyn. Snowmen at Christmas. Illus. by Mark Buehner. Dial, $16.99 (0-8037-2995-2)
(PreS and up) “…Tree
trimming, carols and ice cream are all part of the festive agenda…visit from ‘the snowman Kris Kringle. Jazzy rhyming verse keeps a buoyant party
beat…twinkle and glow like the real thing…Seek-and-find images on each page add
to the excitement…” (PW)
Chen, Chih-Yuan. The Best Christmas Ever. Heryin Books (www.heryin.com),
$13.99 (0-9762056-2-9)
(PreS-and up) “A
small bear with a big heart makes the holiday merry and bright for his
family…mixed-media illustrations as sublimely sweet as sugarplums. Little Bear intuitively knows that with his
father out of work there will be no gifts this Christmas… cub sets about
acquiring the kind of thoughtful presents…perfect pairing of message and
image…” (PW)
Cooper, Elisha. A Good Night Walk.
Scholastic/Orchard, $16.99 (0-439-68782-7)
(PreS)“…gentle picture-book celebration of day’s end…short,
simple phrases describe neighborhood activity…noticing small details signaling
that evening has deepened…clear, unfussy compositions echo the poetic words’
soothing, elemental sounds…beautifully capture the slow-down rhythms of
dusk…” (BL)
Cronin, Doreen. Click,
Clack, Quackity-Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure. Illus. by Betsy Lewin.
S&S/Atheneum, $12.95 (0-689-87715-3)
(preS-gr.2) “…cows that
type…invited all of their animal friends…to a picnic… alphabetical
adventure…plenty of fun…author-illustrator team works in perfect harmony to
create a colorful and funny story…” (SLJ)
Ford, Bernette. First Snow. Illus. By Sebastein Braun.
(PreS) “...gray, misty…palette
turns a wintry purple as the snowflakes fall.
Burrowed under the snow are Bunny and his siblings…dreaming of
grass…snow entices him…explore the snow…Children play, and the bunnies follow
suit…artful text is both fluid and evocative…right at a child’s
level…landscapes are so lovely that the whole book is elevated…” (BL)
Frazee, Marla. Santa
Claus: The World’s Number One Toy
Expert. Harcourt, $16
(0-15-204970-3)
(PreS-K) “The words
are minimal…exuberant holiday title that explains the extraordinary care and
effort Santa puts into his work…images will truly delight… disparity between
the deadpan voice and the energetic, absurd pictures…extraordinarily expressive
characters and a strong sense of motion…”
(BL) (PW) (HB)
Geisert, Arthur. Lights Out. Houghton/Walter
(K-gr.3) “…nearly wordless…opening paragraph poses a
conundrum: lights-out is at eight for
the young pig hero, but it’s hard to fall asleep in a dark, scary room…
meticulous etchings of the time-delayed light-switch the youngster
constructs…machine is story enough…children will delight in tracing each
household object’s purpose within the elaborate chain reaction…” (BL)
Harley, Bill. Dear
Santa: The Letters of James B.
Dobbins. Illus. by
R.W. Alley. HarperCollins, $15.99
(0-06-623778-5)
(PreS-gr. 3) “…equal
parts hilarious and sweet. Hockey nut
and beleaguered big brother James B. Dobbins aims for the moon when composing
his Christmas list for Santa …follows up with notes reminding Santa of his good
behavior…the more Jimmy writes, the more he finds out that he doesn’t really need
as much as originally thought…Perky watercolor vignettes…” (PW)
Hassett, John and Ann. The
Finest Christmas Tree.
Houghton/Lorraine, $16 (0-618-50901-1)
(PreS-gr.3) “When plastic trees become all the rage,
things look bleak for Farmer Tuttle, who raises Christmas trees…can’t sell his
harvest…or buy Mrs. Tuttle a special holiday hat…anonymous customer seeking
‘the finest tree in the forest…evergreen forest so lush and crisp one would
swear it emits a pine scent.” (PW)
Johnson, Crockett.
(all ages) “…ingenious
book design plays up the feel of an artist’s sketchbook, and the spare pencil
sketches (with even the artist’s erasures in evidence)… expressive line that
Harold fans will recognize immediately…children have only to write a word in
the sand and the item appears before them…conjuring up a king, farms, castles
and a horse…stretches well beyond the pages.”
(PW)
Kloske, Geoffrey. Once Upon A Time,
the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds). Illus. by Barry Blitt. Simon & Schuster/Anne Schwartz, $15.95
(0-689-86619-4)
(K-gr.3) “…Reading at bedtime to his kid, who refuses
to fall asleep, a desperate dad shortens the old stories, twists the nursery
rhymes, and adds his own messages… hilarious, short, fractured fairly tales and
verse…pictures are both beautiful and funny… As the parent gets more exhausted,
the stories get shorter, angrier, and wilder…”
(BL)
Knott, Anthony. An
Angel Came to
(PreS-gr.3) “…sumptuous watercolor and gouache paintings,
embossed with texture and gold foil accents, convey the awesomeness of Jesus’
birth…angel asks four beasts of burden to assist four different travelers on
the trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem…simple yet reverent rhyming text…” (PW)
Nishimura, Kae. I Am Dodo: Not
a True Story. Clarion, $15 (0-618-33614-1)
(PreS-gr.1) “… zany plot twists… book's lone
surviving dodo has escaped extinction…
Quattlebaum, Mary. Winter Friends. Illus. By Hiroe Nakata. Doubleday, $17.99 (0-385-90868-7)
(PreS-gr.2) “…poetry…is
invigorating…follow one girl…winter moments… Kids will especially like the
concrete poem “Sledding”, with words slipping down the side of the page…winsome
watercolor illustrations…provides something to smile about with each new
reading.” (BL)
Prince, April Jones. Twenty-One Elephants and
Still Standing. Illus by Francois Roca.
Houghton, $16 (0-618-44887-X)
(gr.
1-5) “…well-researched, handsomely
illustrated picture book…building of the Brooklyn Bridge…Phineas
T. Barnum, of circus fame…describes the ‘pachyderm procession’…over the bridge
to Brooklyn…by far the best read aloud…about this famous construction…sparse,
yet powerful text…masterful paintings capture both the spirit of the times and
the expansive bridge…” (SLJ)
Samuels, Barbara. Happy Valentines Day, Dolores. Farrar/Melanie Kroupa,
$16 (0-374-32844-7)
(K-gr.2) …Trouble nips at her heels, and she always
finds the most outrageous ways to get out of it…problem begins with a frog
necklace Dolores finds in her sister’s drawer…Dolores puts it on…stuck clasp…
the giggles…are in the bright ink-and-watercolor pictures…children will enjoy
repeat reads—and so will the grown-ups.”
(BL)
Sawyer, Ruth. The Wee Christmas Cabin of Carn-na-ween. Illus. by Max Grafe.
Candlewick, $14.99 (0-7636-2553-1)
(gr. 3 and
up) “…magical and haunting Irish folktale, first published in 1941. Orphan girl Oona…grows
into a lonely ostracized old woman longing for a home of her own. On Christmas Eve…the wee people…oblige
her…Gauzy, evocative mixed-media paintings convey a quiet yet powerful
energy.” (PW)
Wells, Rosemary. Carry
Me! Hyperion, $15.99 (0-7868-0396-7)
(PreS) “…makes
carrying, singing, and talking to children irresistible…inviting
scenarios…artwork can best be described as joyous—and hopeful. There’s dancing, smiling, skipping, but there
is also baby bunny’s expectation that its needs will be met—and they are…” (BL)
(PreS-gr. 3) “…Tired
of his…hole under the stairs, Mortimer finds new mouse-size digs amongst a
human family’s Christmas decorations…cozy manger bed…hears the humans read a
story on Christmas Eve…cuddle-worthy winner.”
(PW)
Juvenile
Fiction
Divakaruni, Chitra
Banerjee. The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming. Roaring Brook/Porter, $16.95
(1-59643-067-2)
(gr. 3 and
up) “…Conch Bearer…sequel…
de Guzman, Michael. The Bamboozlers.
FSG, $16 (176p) ISBN 0-374-30512-9
(gr. 5 and up) … Albert Rosegarden
wishes his…mother could afford to take a vacation and longs for adventure
himself …maternal grandfather …whisks Albert off on a road trip…carrying the
omnipresent violin case he calls the Stradivarius (the inside of which no one
has ever seen) … exquisitely timed dialogue, delivered in staccato rhythm.
…appealingly eccentric characters, ends the tale on a perfectly pitched
note...” (PW)
Hearn, Julie. Sign of the Raven.
Atheneum/Seo, $16.95 (0-689-85734-9)
(gr. 7 and
up) “Twelve-year-old Tom…visit to his grandmother’s townhouse in a seedy area of
Kerrin, Jessica Scott.
(gr. K-3)
“…sympathetic and completely likable character whose elementary-school
trials and tribulations…relayed with warmth and humor…awkward predicaments,
embarrassing faux pas…earnest…attempts at righting his wrongs…breezy
black-and-white illustrations…generous leading and type size will…aid those new
to reading longer stories…” (HB)
Martino, Carmela A.
(gr. 4-6)
“Ten-year-old Rosa, the only child of Italian immigrants in 1960s
Mazer, Norma Fox. What
I Believe. Harcourt, $16
(0-15-201462-4)
(gr. 5-9) “…traces the
ungluing of a suburbanite family…emotionally taut….Vicki…uses…multiple forms of
verse…father loses his executive job…family teeters on the brink of ruin…move
to the city…Vicki stoops to desperate measures…love of language proves to have
a healing effect.” (PW)
Meyer, Carolyn. Marie Dancing. Harcourt/Gulliver, $17 (0-15-205116-3)
(gr.6 and up) “…mesmerizing novel. … Marie van Goethem, the impoverished young dancer who inspired Degas's
famous sculpture... Marie's widowed mother earns a meager salary…Her one dream
is that her three daughters will become … dancers to attract the attention of
wealthy men…Inside the artist's studio, Marie glimpses a new world filled with
beauty and mystery … life becomes increasingly desperate… paints a harsh and
honest portrayal of a dancer's life in Paris during the 1800s…Heart-wrenching
and enlightening…” (PW)
Meyer, Kai. The Water Mirror.
Tr. from German by Elizabeth D. Crawford. (Dark Reflections Series,
Bk. #1). S&S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks., $15.95
(0-689-87787-0)
(gr. 5-8) “…inventive
and original fantasy is set among the canals of a fantastical medieval
Venice…powerful imagery…Two orphans are apprenticed to a magical mirror
maker…struggle for the survival of Venice in the face of the invading Egyptian
army… powerful mix of political intrigue, adventure, and magic…standout in this
year’s crowded field of fantasy novels…”
(SLJ)
Springer, Nancy. The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola
Holmes Mystery. Philomel/Sleuth,
paper, $10.99 (0-399-24304-6)
(Gr.
5-8) “…Sherlock Holmes’ 14-year-old
sister, Enola….lives alone with her mother…her mother goes missing…she will be
sent away to boarding school. Determined
to avoid that fate…leaves for
Wolfson, Jill. What I Call Life. Holt, $16.95 (0-8050-7669-7)
(gr. 5-8) “After her
mother has a breakdown in the middle of the public library, Cal is taken to
live in a group home…troubled families…wear their wounds inside and out…The
Knitting Lady, the girls’ tiny, elderly guardian, slowly begins the girls’
healing process by sharing her love for knitting and storytelling…helps the
girls recognize their own goodness and worth…paints her characters with
delightful authenticity…” (BL)
Juvenile
Nonfiction
Barbour, Karen. Mr.
Williams. Holt, $16.95
(0-8050-6773-6)
(gr. 1-5)
“…picture-book biography…Mr. Williams, born in 1929 on an
African-American farmstead in
Bolden, Tonya. Cause: Reconstruction
(gr. 7 and
up) “…covers Lincoln’s Proclamation of
Amnesty and Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the troubles of free
slaves…plight of Native Americans… well-documented nonfiction…in the voice of a
storyteller…excellent graphics include… primary resources…better for general
interest reading than for research.”
(SLJ)
Dahl, Roald. Vile Verses. Illus. by Quentin
Blake, Lane Smith, Babette Cole, et al. Viking, $25 (0-670-06042-9)
(gr.
2-6) “…dynamic collection…illustrated by
an assortment of talented artists…irresistible…no biographical information is
provided for the illustrators…no index of first lines…vivacious addition to
poetry collections will amuse a broad audience.” (SLJ)
Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Rapunzel. Illus. by Dorotheè Duntze,
trans. by Anthea Bell. North-South, $16.95 (0-7358-2013-9)
(PreS-up) “…fanciful
illustrations add enchanting new dimensions to this well-loved tale…witch…looks
human from the waist up…but her dress is fashioned from large cabbage leaves,
home to slugs, snails and a frog….partly concealing long, snake-like tentacles…plays
with dimensions…bleak wilderness…markedly contrasts… emphasizing the witch’s
cruelty…arresting art abounds with sensuality and charm… welcome reimagining of a classic tale.” (PW)
Howard, Helen. Living as a Refugee in
(gr. 6-9) “In his own
words, Mohammed, 15…tells how he fled the Taliban… wandered in
Iran…Turkey…coming to the U.S. with his mother, brother and sister… weaves
Mohammed’s immediate…story…with facts about Afghanistan’s recent history
…refugees driven by war and famine across the world…readable…no
sensationalizing, neither is there a happily-ever-after uplift…” (BL)
Hughes, Susan. Coming
to
(gr. 6-9) “Another
fabulous offering in this series…child-friendly… comprehensive and
informative….makes this nation’s immigration history come alive…From the Stone
Age…to the beginning of the 21st century, each ethnic group’s
struggles and successes…lively text is well supported by…photographs… personal
stories of people from a variety of ethnic groups...must-buy for all Canadian
libraries.” (SLJ)
Jurmain, Suzanne Tripp. George Did It. illus. by Larry Day. Dutton, $16.99 (0-525-47560-5)
(K-up)
“…lighthearted, anecdotal look at the war-weary general's reluctant
agreement to run for election … Pressured by friends and strangers, he
acquiesced… entertaining details of the subsequent weeks… had to borrow …to
fund his trip to New York for the inauguration…candid revelation of
Washington's apprehension and self-doubt both endearing and inspiring…animated
art captures the text's cheerfulness and helps to put an appealing, human face
on this larger-than-life leader. (PW)
Katzen, Mollie. Salad People and More
Real Recipes. Ten Speed,
$17.95 (1-58246-141-4)
(PreS-Gr.2
with parental guidance) “…offers a range
of vegetarian, kid-friendly recipes in an artistic, innovative format…may readers may find that recipes…will become family staples…gives
parents plenty of tips on preparing a safe, nurturing cooking space for kids…”
(BL)(SLJ)
Kudlinski, Kathleen V. Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! Illus. by S.D.
Schindler. Dutton, $15.99
(0-525-46978-8)
(K-gr. 3) “…the mystery
of dinosaur fossils seems to have brought out the imaginative side of
scientists…One mistaken idea after another is examined and illustrated with an
ink drawing…Further information comes to light, and the information is
corrected…showing a dinosaur drawing tinted with full-color washes. Intelligently designed and imaginatively
conceived…artwork makes the text more understandable…” (BL)
Pandell, Karen. Saint Francis Sings to Brother Sun: A Celebration of His Kinship with
Nature. Illus. by
Bijou Le Tord.
Candlewick, $18.99 (0-76361563-3)
(gr. 3 and
up) “…thoughtful, well-rounded
portrait…intersperses stanzas of the sacred song ‘The Canticle of Brother
Sun,’…with brief, thematically-related stories recounting Francis’s life and
works in early 13th-century Italy…mixed-media illustrations
…appropriately rough-hewn appearance …celebrate Francis’s love of the
environment…bibliography…” (PW)
Tanaka, Shelley. Mummies: The Newest, Coolest and Creepiest from around
the World. Abrams/Madison, $16.95
(0-8109-5797-3)
(gr. 4-7) “Shriveled,
startlingly intact, full-color mummy faces fill the pages… Organized by
region…introduce great discoveries…Tutankhamen…5,000 year old body of a
child…in Chile…modern-day Buddhist monks…reinforces the scientific importance
of mummy finds…health, diet, cultural habits and migration of ancient
societies. Not for the squeamish…” (BL)
Van Gogh, Vincent. Vincent’s Colors.
Chronicle, $14.95 (0-8118-5099-4)
(Gr.
1-3) “…takes Van Gogh’s own words from
his letters to his brother… to describe the colors of some of his most famous
and beloved paintings…single line of text per spread, each opposite a full
reproduction or a detail of the painting that corresponds to that line…begins
with a very brief introduction and ends with a complete list of the paintings,
including full descriptions and a citation for the correspondence from which
each description comes…Accessible to the youngest of connoisseurs.” (BL)
Varmer, Hjordis. Hans Christian Andersen: His Fairy Tale Life. Trans. from the Danish by Tiina Nunnally; illus. By Lilian Brogger. Anansi/Groundwood, $19.95 (0-88899-690-X).
(gr. 4-8) “…deftly
captures the subject’s spirit…wry humor…sensitivity to the profound within the
everyday…linking events in Hans Christian’s life to his tales…refers frequently
to Andersen’s autobiography…illustrations…are superb…complementary visual
narrative that’s as abundant in emotion and irony as the life it
celebrates.” (HB)
Wormell, Christopher. Mice, Morals, & Monkey Business: Lively Lessons from Aesop’s Fables. Running Press, $18.95 (0-7624-2404-4)
(K-gr.3) “…uses linocut prints to illuminate 21 of
Aesop’s … lessons…artist cleverly conveys the morals up front…powerful exercise
in visual literacy…instantly recognizable figures…brilliance of the images lies
in their simplicity…many of the best-known fables as well as a few that may be
less familiar…” (SLJ)
Whiteman, Dorit Bader. Lonek’s
Journey: The True Story of a Boy’s
Escape to Freedom. Star Bright,
$15.95 (1-59572-021-9)
(gr. 5-8)
“…astonishing journey of one Polish Jewish boy…true escape story…Lonek is 11…in 1939…hides in a hole under the stable of
friendly neighbors… dangerous escape…deported…harsh Siberian slave-labor
camps…for two years Lonek travels on foot, by train,
and by ship…with 1,000 other orphans, he reaches safety in Palestine…short,
stark chapters, each ending on a note of mounting suspense…photos, clear maps,
and extensive historical notes…” (BL)
YA
Fiction
Caletti, Deb. Wild Roses. S&S, $15.95 (0-689-886766-2)
(gr. 9 and up) “Seventeen-year-old amateur astronomer Cassie
Morgan… musician mother…married famous violinist Dion
Cavalli…is like walking on eggshells … Any little
thing sets him off…stops taking his depression medication while he prepares for
his huge comeback…Ian Waters…young violinist…lessons with the maestro, Cassie
falls in love at first sight…Cavalli’s escalating
bizarre and paranoid behavior…profound observations…vivid…language…emotionally
devastating…will stick with readers.”
(SLJ)
Houston, Julian. New Boy.
Houghton, $16 (0-618-43253-1)
(gr. 8-11) “As the
first black student in an elite Connecticut boarding school in the late 1950s,
Rob Garrett, 16…making history…works hard…feels like a stranger in the dorm and
in class…friends in the South plan a sit-in against segregation, he knows he
must be part of it…always clear about blatant racism…almost too much fact woven
into the fiction…honest first-person narrative makes stirring drama…” (BL)
Hughes, Pat. Open
Ice. Random/Wendy Lamb, $17.99
(0-385-90906-3)
(gr. 9-12) “…high
school hockey player Nick Taglio…
bad case of post-concussion syndrome…forbid him from playing hockey…
Nick lapses into emotional free-fall… subtle twist of character…soul searching…
bitter, knifing wit…Best of all…is the hockey…By being true to the sport, Hughes unlocks the truth in her characters. (BL)
(gr. 9-12) “…haunting
novel, set in a small town in upstate
Marino, Peter. Dough Boy.
(gr. 9 and
up) “…Tristan…thoroughly sympathetic
15-year-old…spends alternate weeks with his recently divorced professor
parents, each of whom is involved with someone who is overweight…comical
commentary…Kelly…comes back to live with Frank, her father, in whose home
Tristan’s mother now resides…drives a sharp wedge between her father and
Tristan’s mother…Readers will easily feel the boy’s anger and will applaud his
resilience and resolve to remain true to himself…humorous and
heartrending.” (PW)
Alison McGhee. All Rivers Flow to the
Sea. Candlewick, $15.99
(0-7636-2591-4)
(gr. 9 and up) “Rose gets through life 15 minutes at a time since the
accident that left her sister, Ivy, comatose…Rose talks to Ivy continually. … readers vicariously experience the claustrophobic quarters
of Rose's mind. …compellingly creates… protagonist blindsided by loss...” (PW)
Pierce, Tamora. The Will of the Empress. Scholastic, $17.99 (0-439-44171-4)
(gr. 8-11) “…epic
postscript to her two Circle quartets…precocious ambient mages Daja, Briar, and Tris…reunited
with…Sandry…16-year-olds begin to question their
telepathic connection…common foe…Namorn’s charismatic
empress…little will deter readers from reveling in the elemental magics…A standalone tour de force…will ensnare new readers
for the series.” (BL)
Weaver, Will. Full Service.
Farrar, $17.00 (0-374-32485-9)
(gr. 6-12) “…Paul…high
school sophomore gets his first job away from the family farm, pumping gas in
the nearby small town of
Other
Othello (tr. 1-4022-0645-0) (pap. 1-4022-0102-8)
Romeo and Juliet. (tr.
1-4022-0644-5) (pap. 1-4022-0101-X)
(The Sourcebooks Shakespeare Series) with
CD. Sourcebooks,
tr. $19.95, pap. $14.95.
(gr. 9 and
up) “…full-text editions…clear,
thoughtful annotations…introductory essay about Shakespeare’s life and
times…emphasis on the plays in performance… discussion of a famous
production…interviews with actors and actresses from modern productions…audio
CD…famous actors…performing scenes…include multiple readings of the same scene
by different performers…” (SLJ)
Audio
Inkspell. By Cornelia Funke. Read by Brendan Fraser. 19 hours.
Listening Library, CS, $65 (0-307-28291-0); CD, $85 (0-307-28292-9)
(gr. 7-10) “…Dustfinger the fire-eater re-enters the Inkworld…strong
narration rich with emotional undertones and well-placed sound effects…breathes
life into…characters…Thrilling, joyful, and heartbreaking by turns…” (BL)
Spanish
Child, Lauren. Humberto Horacio Hermino
Bobton-
(PreS-Gr
2) “Unknown to his scandalously rich parents, Humberto
is a financial genius…discovers that his parents are out of money, he tries
various schemes …but his parents immediately spend any money earned… father can
work as a doorman… parents actually prefer the new lifestyle… playful
illustrations and funny text… translation maintains… gentle sarcasm…appropriate
Spanish equivalent for Humberto’s long name …seamless
translation ….” (CR)
Curtis, Jamie Lee. Me gusto: Nunca viene mal un poquito
de autoestima.
(I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little
Self-Esteem) tr. by Paula Bobadilla. illus.
by Laura Cornell.
(K-Gr 2) “… provides an irresistible homage to childhood. The
simple four-line rhymes on each page trace an ordinary day in the life of a
child…entertaining self-affirmations… chaotic, cartoon like watercolor
illustrations … enhancing the text. … Strongly recommended.”
(CR)
Knight, Joan MacPhail.
(Gr
3-5) “…it’s 1893 …[
Rave 1. (Rave Master #1) tr. by Annabel Espada.
(YA) “… manga… young man’s struggle to save a futuristic
world from the forces of darkness with the aid of a magic sword and a singular
group of companions. Fast-moving storylines and splashy graphics … translation
is recognizably peninsular Spanish, that presents no
obstacle to American readers… Highly recommended for all libraries…serving
young readers.” (CR)
Quino (Joaquín
Salvador Lavado Tejón).10 años con Mafalda.(10 Years with Mafalda)
Mexico/U.S.: Tusquets,
$19.95 (970-699-113-1).
(Gr
4-Adult) “… Mafalda
appeared in various Spanish-language newspapers and weeklies…quirky young girl
became an icon throughout Latin America, similar to Charlie Brown in the United
States …selection of cartoons spanning the 1964–74 period … has several friends
who are as amusing as she … funny observations about everyday things …
Argentine Spanish…but they are easy to understand…” (CR)