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Miss Sally Ann And The Panther (2012)

by Bobbi Miller(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0823418332 (ISBN13: 9780823418336)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Holiday House

review 1: Miss Sally Ann and the Panther by Bobbi MillerIt’s a wonder to behold, a writer settled into her groove, matching the subject matter closest to her heart with prose that never fails to delight and enthrall. Bobbi Miller is laying down some mighty fine prose with the ease and skill of a master wordsmith, and we readers (listeners too!) are the joyful recipients of her storytelling skills.Readers first met the “splendiferous” Miss Sally Ann (her full name is Miss Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind) in Bobbi Miller’s 2009 offering Davy Crockett Gets Hitched. In that story, Davy and Miss Sally Ann go toe-to-toe in a whirlwind of dancing that turns apples into applesauce and potatoes into a fine delight and ultimately culminates in their marriage. Miss Sally Ann has met he... morer match.In this second story, the innocent Miss Sally Ann has put on her “best bear fur” to go hunting for wild onions when she is accosted by an awfully big kitty named Fireeyes. The “hugeceously smart and mean as tarnation” panther covets Miss Sally Ann’s fur coat. In turn, Miss Sally Ann ponders the delight her aching feet will feel, cozy and warm, beneath the panther’s fine sleek coat. The pair square off and the fight turns into “a true conbobberation.”I loved this story of a friendship “great and glorious” told in delightful, rhythmic prose. Megan Lloyd’s lively illustrations burst the pages with their energy and match Bobbi Miller’s prose note for note. We readers are in for a truly terrific treat next year when Bobbi’s debut novel, Big River’s Daughter, hits the stands. Groove on!
review 2: Miss Sally Ann has had many great adventures, but one of the tallest tales about her is the story of when she met Fireeyes. Fireeyes was a panther, huge and black. When the two of them saw each other in the deep forest, they both wanted each other’s fur. Miss Sally Ann thought that Fireeyes’ hide would keep her toes nice and warm. Fireeyes wanted the bear-fur coat that she was wearing to keep his shoulders warm. After gazing eye-to-eye, the two of them began to fight. It was an epic battle, and I won’t spoil the ending or the middle of the book for you. Just know that this is one wild tale about a tremendous woman and a blazing panther.Miller’s writing here is, as she would put it, “ripsnorting fine.” She peppers and spices her prose with words that can only be read with a twang and a great deal of swagger. Just try saying “thunderferous” or “terrifiacious” without a big grin leaping to the your lips. It all makes this book not only a great tall tale about an amazing woman, but also a “thunderific” book to share aloud. The pacing is wild and wonderful, the battle is beyond epic, and the result is pure comfort too.Lloyd’s illustrations really bring the larger-than-life characters full to realization. From the huge size of Fireeyes to the great joy and fun that Miss Sally Ann has about life, the two of them shine on these pages. Their battle is captured, full of motion and stunning action.This is one great read to share with children learning about tall tales. Not only does it feature a woman, but it’s also a treat to read aloud. I’d also sneak it into any story time about cats just to get some big energy in there. Appropriate for ages 4-6. less

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