Sourpuss And Sweetie Pie (2008)

Book Info

Author

Norton Juster

Genre

Middle Grade & Children's

Rating

3.41 of 5 Votes: 4

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ISBN

0439929431 (ISBN13: 9780439929431)

Language

English

Publisher

Michael di Capua Books

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About book Sourpuss And Sweetie Pie (2008)

I absolutely adore Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth, so I really, really, really wanted to like this book. I didn't, and, more importantly, my six-year-old son didn't. The writing felt as changeable as Sourpuss/Sweetie Pie's mood. Maybe that was deliberate, but it made it difficult for a child to follow. I usually admire the energy in Raschka's illustrations, but even they felt way to frenetic and bordering on schizo. We all enjoyed the illustrations of Chris Raschka... but I didn't love the execution of Juster's story. I was eager to read this because we all loved "The Hello, Goodbye Window" and also because a story with this message *could* have been well-received in our home since my two little ones can be sourpusses and sweetie pies all within the span of five minutes and I was hoping this would provide us a with a loving and humorous look at normal early childhood occurrence but this one didn't match my expectations.