Picture Book #3
AUTHOR: Kate Hosford
TITLE: Big Bouffant
TITLE: Big Bouffant
ILLUSTRATOR: Holly Clifton-Brown
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book
THEME: Individualism and being confident in yourself.
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS:
Annabelle and Grandmother
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book
THEME: Individualism and being confident in yourself.
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS:
Annabelle and Grandmother
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2011 by Carolrhoda
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The book begins with Annabelle saying“Ponytails and braids! Ponytails and braids! I don’t see anything but ponytails and braids! This class needs some fashion. This class needs some fun. I’ll find a hairdo to impress everyone.” This little girl who is clearly confident, looks for ideas for her new hairdo and decides to copy her grandma’s big bouffant. Be prepared to laugh when you read about her first attempt in the kitchen, it is hilarious! With her mom’s help she creates the perfect bouffant and struts into school to the amazement of her peers. Some laugh but are soon asking her for tips on creating their own bouffants. Even the teacher and the boys join in, which I found witty. When everyone jumps onto the bouffant band wagon, she goes on to create another trend, a beautiful flowing gown. The illustrations are colorful and rich and bring such whimsy to the book. The lyrical rhyming in this book will definitely appeal to younger readers though the underlying theme will be great discussion fodder for older readers. It is okay to be different and it is okay to be accepting of those that are different.
The book begins with Annabelle saying“Ponytails and braids! Ponytails and braids! I don’t see anything but ponytails and braids! This class needs some fashion. This class needs some fun. I’ll find a hairdo to impress everyone.” This little girl who is clearly confident, looks for ideas for her new hairdo and decides to copy her grandma’s big bouffant. Be prepared to laugh when you read about her first attempt in the kitchen, it is hilarious! With her mom’s help she creates the perfect bouffant and struts into school to the amazement of her peers. Some laugh but are soon asking her for tips on creating their own bouffants. Even the teacher and the boys join in, which I found witty. When everyone jumps onto the bouffant band wagon, she goes on to create another trend, a beautiful flowing gown. The illustrations are colorful and rich and bring such whimsy to the book. The lyrical rhyming in this book will definitely appeal to younger readers though the underlying theme will be great discussion fodder for older readers. It is okay to be different and it is okay to be accepting of those that are different.
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