Week 9:

Daisy and Josephine VS
The Girl Who Wouldn’t Brush Her Hair

Daisy and Josephine:

Age range: Probably around 5-8 yrs old.

Summary:

Everyone has a favorite person, and Daddy is Daisy’s. But when the two of them are on the road for Daddy’s work, Daisy sometimes feels lonely. She is very shy and wishes she had a friend. So Daddy gets Daisy a surprise: a funny-looking puppy named Josephine. They make quite a pair—Daisy with her overbite and Josephine with her underbite. Will Daisy’s rambunctious new friend help bring her out of her shell?

Review:

This was an interesting book. I didn’t really like it, but I do have to say that it felt different in a good way because it just didn’t seem like a typical children’s book. Since Daisy’s dad was usually gone working, and he was a single parent, it made me feel for the little girl. That really tugged at my heart. Though other than that, I didn’t enjoy this book. The illustrations weren’t good to me, and the story overall just didn’t cut it.

The Girl Who Wouldn't Brush Her Hair:

Age range: Probably around 6-8 yrs old.

Summary:

Young fans of the Disney movie Tangled will especially love this hair-raising story. What happens when one little girl refuses to brush her long, beautiful hair? Well, one day a mouse comes to live in a particularly tangled lock. Soon after, more mice move in, and the girl's unruly mop is transformed into a marvelous mouse palace complete with secret passageways and a cheese cellar! She loves her new companions—they tell knock-knock jokes and are sweet to her doll, Baby—but as the girl comes to find out, living with more than a hundred mice atop your head isn't always easy. . . . Here's an fantastic tale that will have kids poring over the mice's elaborate world within the girl's wild, ever-changing hairdo.

Review:

I liked this book a lot. I could NOT stop looking at these illustrations. They are so fun, and well executed. The big pile of hair, the tons of mice... they’re just fun illustrations. Plus, they have a great soft feeling to them because of the style and color choices. If I were you I’d make sure you read this one.

The Winner:

Congratulations to 

The Girl Who Wouldn’t Brush Her Hair! 

We will see you in November!

We’ll see everyone else next week!