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There was a bold lady who wanted a star / by Charise Mericle Harper.

by Harper, Charise Mericle

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Boston [Mass.] : Little, Brown and Co., c2002.

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.

"Megan Tingley books."

And bold she is in this spin-off of the favorite song. This bold lady wanted a star. 'I don't know why she wanted a star--it seemed too far.' So begins the sequence as the bold lady buys different forms of transport to reach the star in the sky: shoes, skates, bike, car, plane, and finally a big rocket in which she zooms up and catches the star. The big question, of course, is why does she want the star and what will she do with it? The text answer is to 'put in a jar' as the illustrations show the bold lady handing the star in the jar to a child in bed. '(So it wasn't so far!)' The ending lacks luster after the outrageousness of the spin. Bugs and animals populate all the scenes and a clever touch is the assorted creatures that sell the items--e.g., a 14-legged caterpillar sells the shoes, a pink snake the car. The repetitive pattern and cumulative effect follow that of the original and the jaunty illustration style fits the tale. The acrylic paintings on chipboard with collage are reminiscent of Simms Taback in palette, composition, and line. Now if the ending just had more punch. (Picture book. 4-8); 32pg. VNU EMEDIA, c2002.-

PreS-Gr 2 Yet another variation on the familiar English folk song. This time the protagonist is a feisty, 'bold' lady who wanted a star. 'I don't know why she wanted a star-it seemed too far.' She buys running shoes from a funny- looking caterpillar salesman and runs for miles before stopping for a snooze. Then she buys skates to replace the shoes, a bike to replace the skates, a car to replace the bikes, and on and on until she acquires a rocket to zoom off to catch the star. The imaginative and inventive retelling maintains the rhyme of the original except for a slight change at the end. Acrylic cartoons in bright colors lend a zany feel to this bold lady who lets nothing get in the way of reaching her star, which she puts in a jar ('So it wasn't so far!'). An action- packed read-aloud.-Leslie Barban, Richland County Public Library, Columbia, SC; Unpg. CAHNERS PUBLISHING, c2002.-

KK 08/15/2002 1224

PW 09/16/2002 0067

In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a feisty woman tries roller skates, a bicycle, and even a rocket to reach a star.

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Location	Collection	Call No.	Status	Due Date
Main Library - Dayton	Children's Picture Books	HARPE	Checked out	02/26/2010	Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Burkhardt Library	Children's Picture Books	HARPE	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
Dayton View Library	Children's Picture Books	HARPE	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
E.C. Doren Library	Children's Picture Books	HARPE	Available		Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
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Miami Township Library	Children's Picture Books	HARPE	Checked out	02/24/2010	Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList
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