Overview / 简介: |
Not everyone loves lawn ornaments. But Pearl was different. Pearl was their friend—the only human who knew they were real.
So when Pearl’s family moves and (shockingly!) leaves their pink flamingo, deer, gnome, and lawn jockey behind, Flo, Betty, Norm, and Jack know what they must do. They must find Pearl no matter how long and perilous the journey.
Through cities and suburbs, over mountains and through swamps, the ornaments make their dangerous way. They survive storms and menacing gargoyles. They get directions from weather vanes and other statuary. And always, always, they must avoid the dreaded trash truck!
In this hysterical and quirky tale of toys-come-to-life, Dan Yaccarino reminds us that home is where the heart is and that no journey is too difficult when it leads to the one you love.
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From Organization / 国外机构评价: |
| In a plot that hearkens back to Toy Story, seemingly inanimate objects left behind during a move go out into the world and find their grateful owner. The four objects here are lawn ornaments: a flamingo, jockey, troll, and deer. Pearl, the little girl whose lawn they have been ornamenting, has a tea party with them at the start of the book but then somehow leaves without them. On their journey to Pearl’s new home, the ornaments focus on avoiding trash trucks and end up meeting lots of other statuary. Other lawn gnomes and flamingos are very friendly, but a gang of “creepy gargoyles” follows Pearl’s friends until a brave moose statue comes alive and chases the gargoyles away. Yaccarino’s clean, bright illustrations have an appealing retro look, and the trek through suburbs, swamps, fields, and city is a visual treat. The book’s ending is fairly predictable (a child–lawn ornament reunion), but the last twist (the ornaments get through the gated community’s gates via a trash truck) is a keeper. Grades K-3. --Abby Nolan -- |
Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| Pearl was all excited about moving to a new home, but her friends, the lawn ornaments, weren't quite as excited. Betty the deer, Jack the jockey, Norm the gnome and Flo the pink flamingo were pretty attached to their lawn and weren't so sure. Oh, well, wherever Pearl went they went. On moving day everything left over was packed in the car from the lava lamp, the bongo drums and, of course Pearl. Even Teddy made it, but something was obviously forgotten and Norm scratched his head and declared, "I may be wrong, but I think they forgot us." That sent Flo into a tizzy and it didn't help when Betty mentioned something about a curb.
Of course once something is set out by the curb that is THE end. They all decided the only thing they could do was to take to the road and find out where Ritzy Estates was on the map. They had to be very careful because some "people didn't love lawn ornaments the way Pearl did." And so every time they saw a trash truck they had to freeze up. Off they traveled, day and night, through rain and snow. They even stopped to ask Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox way up in Maine for directions. Were they ever going to find out where Pearl went before they ended up in a dastardly junkyard?
This zany, madcap adventure of Pearl's lost lawn ornaments will give pink flamingo owners a case of the giggles. Everyone who has ever had a lawn ornament or three or thirty will appreciate this little girl's appreciation of them. On the contrary everyone who can't stand lawn ornaments will have to resist rolling their eyes at the characters in this book, especially when Flo has to resist staying behind at a home that sports several pink flamingos. Dan Yaccarino's quirky sense of humor will not only delight the young set, but bring a smile to the older one!
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About the Author / 作者介绍: |
| Dan has written and illustrated over three dozen children's books and has had the pleasure of working with some of the most prestigious names in children's literature, including Margaret Wise Brown, Jack Prelutsky, Kevin Henkes and Naomi Shabib Nye. Dan has also had the honor of being invited to the White House to share his books and to participate in the annual Easter festivities.
Dan's also created and produced Nickelodeon's animated series, Oswald, as well as the upcoming Willa's Wild Life.
Currently, Dan is writing and illustrating more books and is developing more television as well as feature film projects.
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