Priscilla and the Splish-Splash Surprise
Kindergarten-Grade 2–The little girl who starred inPriscilla and the Pink Planet(Little, Brown, 2004) is back in another rhyming adventure. This time, the heroine, who owes more than a little to Hilary Knights Eloise, faces three days of rain. Well, Priscilla is neither a fish nor a duck./By her way of thinking, this rain was bad luck./But bad luck aside, Priscillas no poop./She belongs to the do-what-you-gotta-do group. She goes out, meets a pixie, and learns that The rain used to seem such a dreary old bore./I understand now its about so much more! Brightly colored, Smurf-like drawings accompany the lackluster text. Its not easy to write a memorable story in rhyme–the best belong to masters like Dr. Seuss and Mary Ann Hoberman. Buy another copy of Horton (Random) and forget Priscilla.–Kathleen Whalin, York Public Library, MECopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.