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Fraidyzoo, EPUB eBook

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Its a great day to go to the zoo! As her family hustles to get out the door, Little T lags behind. Shes afraid to go back to the zoo; the only trouble is, she cant remember why. As an ingenious solution to help her remember, her mom, dad, and sister construct homemade costumes and act out zoo animalsa€"in alphabetical order, no less! The costumes and scenes grow increasingly elaborate and breathtakingly creative. An umbrella and bubble wrap magically transform into a jellyfish, bath towels and a can of soda become a parrot, and many, many more. At the end of the day, Little T has conquered her fear and no longer feels like a a€œfraidyzoo.a€ ?

In this charming, witty picture book debut, Thyra Heder honors the bravery it takes to face your fears, and the loving people who help you do so.

 

Praise for Fraidyzoo

STARRED REVIEWS

"WARNING: Expect riotous buffoonery after reading this clever and original alphabet story, as kids will definitely want to “parrot†? the examples."

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review


"Debut talent Heder comes up with a wildly imaginative idea for an alphabet book/animal guessing game, elaborates it with smartly drafted ink-and-watercolor spreads, and seasons it with plenty of family warmth and hullaballoo."

—Publishers Weekly, starred review


"The cut-and-paste, handmade look and feel of this picture book underscores its thematic ode to creative problem solving... The charming, detailed watercolor and ink illustrations really tell the story, and children will relish poring over them to guess the animal costumes and identify their construction materials."

—School Library Journal


"Heder tells a child-relevant story about facing your fears with a light hand and zippy prose, but its her art that dials the zippiness up to 11, as her warm and humorously realistic figures gallivant alongside some remarkably envisioned handcrafted animal puppets."

—Booklist


"This book does the impossible, taking one of the oldest childrens book conventions, the zoo alphabet, and completely reinventing it.  Its a story about a family helping one of their own overcome fear by being utterly silly and completely loving.  The whole thing is done with such a confident and lively style, its hard to believe that this is Heders first picture book. Fraidyzoo is funny, original, and announces Heder as a force to be reckoned with."

—The Atlantic Wire


"Illustrations capture the empathy of a very concerned, loving, and creative family."

—Library Media Connection


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2014 Texas 2x2 Reading Award List

Notable Children's Books from ALSC 2014

 

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