A fun and vibrant story of a girl with a big imagination, and all the fun and danger it can cause.
Emma Yarlett is an award-winning and bestselling author-illustrator
based in Falmouth, Cornwall with her artist husband Alex and
daughter Beatrix.
From her studio by the sea, Emma works with international
publishers, brands, festivals and media to create her distinctive
illustrations and stories.
Emma studied illustration at Falmouth University and graduated with
first class honours in 2011.
Emma Yarlett is an award-winning and bestselling author-illustrator
based in Falmouth, Cornwall with her artist husband Alex and
daughter Beatrix.
From her studio by the sea, Emma works with international
publishers, brands, festivals and media to create her distinctive
illustrations and stories.
Emma studied illustration at Falmouth University and graduated with
first class honours in 2011.
What an extravaganza of colour and imagination! Poppy Pickle has
bags of energy and an amazing imagination, so amazing that the
things she imagines start to come to life. Instead of cleaning her
room, Poppy Pickle starts to daydream and as each creature she
imagines comes to life, her rooms starts to fill with this fabulous
array of creatures. Unfortunately, though, not all of them are as
friendly as Poppy would have liked and, when the crocodile tries to
eat her, she realises it is time that they all left - but how?
There is one spread that shows all the fun things that Poppy has
dreamed up, from a castle made of cake to never-ending pocket
money, which is bound to help encourage children to create their
own list of imagined things. But as you turn the page, you find all
the other kinds of things you might find in your imagination - and
children could list the things that sometimes worry them. But this
story really is a celebration of children's imagination and would
be an excellent story to share before they start writing their
own.
*Reading Zone*
Living with "an ordinary dad, an ordinary mom, and three ordinary
cats" is not always easy for the extraordinary Poppy Pickle-who is
"full to the brim with imagination." When Poppy is sent to clean
her room, however, her imagination gets the best of her, as a whole
menagerie of imagined creatures become real and threaten to
overtake her ordinary house. After trying unsuccessfully to
"un-imagine" them, Poppy imagines a door instead and pushes the
creatures through; unfortunately, there is little she can do about
the mess they left behind, and she must prove to her parents that
she is not the one to blame for it. Yarlett's mixed-media
illustrations are bold, bright, and colorful and give joyous life
to Poppy's infectious enthusiasm and creativity. Poppy's imagined
creatures are a whimsical delight, and many spreads are punctuated
with clever, quirky details that reward readers who carefully
examine the art. Different fonts are used for narration and
dialogue, and there is variety in the text size throughout and in
the composition of each page. VERDICT This entertaining and
eye-catching story should find a place in most collections. It is
sure to be a hit in storytime.
*School Library Journal*
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