Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door: Three Stories About the Fabulous Fox Sisters
PreSchool-Grade 2-The fabulous fox sisters introduced in Zelda and Ivy (Candlewick, 1998) are back. In the first vignette, it's love at first sight when a new young fox in the neighborhood lays eyes on Zelda. Eugene offers her his favorite Superfox Band-Aid and proposes marriage soon after. "I'll think about it," says Zelda. The persistent suitor helps to clean the girls' room, agrees to be the cow while Zelda and Ivy play cowgirls, and sells lemonade with Ivy while his beloved sits in the shade. When he finally gets his answer, the dejected beau proposes to her sister. In the second story, it's Ivy's turn to feel left out as Zelda and Eugene are playing pirate in their tree house. The clever young fox figures out a way to get into the action and out of having to walk the plank. In the last episode, a "sisters only" camp out in the backyard finds Ivy unable to go to sleep. Zelda agrees to hold her paw and sing her a song. One tune leads to another and after some wishes on shooting stars, Ivy is off to dreamland and a wide-awake Zelda has no one to sing her to sleep. Kvasnosky's takes on childhood friendships, creative play, and sibling dynamics are fresh and funny and completely on target. The vibrant gouache-resist artwork suits the spirited characters to a tee. Fans of the first book and new readers as well will agree that good things come in threes. Encore Zelda and Ivy!-Luann Toth, School Library JournalCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.