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Edwin Speaks Up (2011)

by April Stevens(Favorite Author)

3.05 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0375853375 (ISBN13: 9780375853371)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Schwartz & Wade

review 1: Picture book by the author of Waking Up Wendell and the illustrator of the Ivy and Bean series, this book follows a family of ferrets as the frazzled Mrs. Finnemore attempts to go to the grocery store. The kids make quite a ruckus and there is disaster after disaster, but Baby Edwin always saves the day. Baby Edwin babbles while the other kids vie for mom’s attention, but readers will quickly realize that Edwin’s babbles are full of real words and he is trying to tell his mom something! Kids will enjoy that Edwin can say words like poop and noogie, and parents may find some (uncomfortable) parallels between themselves and the overly busy Mrs. Finnemore who fails to notice that her youngest is talking to her. A solid picture book, but there are better ones out there.(Re... moreviewed for Puget Sound Council)
review 2: I'm a huge fan of Sophie Blackhall's illustrations and the story is fun, but lacks umph. Maybe kids who feel misunderstood will relate to Edwin's attempts to convey what the busy mother in this book misses, but the rest of us feel it's a little flat. Try it as a read-aloud and see if the dialog goes over, or share it with a confident picture book reader. In any case, let the little ones decide on this one... less

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