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Rodeo Red and her hound dog Rusty are happier than two buttons on a new shirt?until Sideswiping Slim shows up.
Red is sure that anyone who hollers that much will be hauled to the edge of town and told to skedaddle, but her parents seem smitten with the new addition to the family. When that scallywag sets his eye on Rusty, Rodeo Red had better figure out a way to save her best friend in the whole world. Can a cowgirl make a bargain with a varmint?
A rip-roaring new sibling story from Maripat Perkins and illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Molly Idle.
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A girl and her dog are happier than two buttons on a new shirt?until her new baby brother shows up. A rip-roarin' sibling tale perfect for story time!
Rodeo Red and her hound Rusty are happier than two buttons on a new shirt-until Sideswiping Slim shows up.
Red is sure that anyone who hollers that much will be hauled to the edge of town and told to skedaddle, but her parents seem smitten with the new addition to the family. So when that scallywag sets his eye on Rusty, Rodeo Red had better figure out a way to save her best friend in the whole world. Can a cowgirl make a bargain with a varmint?
Author Maripat Perkins pairs Old West lingo with big laughs to tell this laugh-out-loud sibling story. Adorable illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Molly Idle add to the fun.
Reviews (6)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Rodeo Red, a pig-tailed preschooler, tries to save her beloved stuffed dog from the clutches of her baby brother in this Western-style sibling showdown. Red and Rusty are constant companions, but when Sideswiping Slim learns to walk, he quickly claims Rusty for his own. Attempts to rescue Rusty from his kidnapper only set Slim wailing, and the Sheriff and her Deputy (Mom and Dad) side with the enemy, sending Red to a "holding cell" for a timeout. What's a cowgirl to do? Fortunately, the stagecoach arrives with a belated birthday present that just might provide the perfect solution to Red's dilemma. Perkins's lively text is an age-appropriate version of the colorful vocabulary, rhythm, and figurative language of traditional Westerns. Perfect for reading aloud, it will have even the most die-hard Yankee speaking with a Texas drawl. Idle's illustrations convey the wide range of Red's emotional ups and downs while having fun with her cowgirl persona-Mom and Dad sport accessories shaped like a sheriff's badge and entryways resemble swinging saloon doors. Red's solution to her brother's needs demonstrates ingenuity and understanding and offers a satisfying resolution to a common conflict. While the subject matter doesn't blaze any new trails, it's certainly lots of fun. VERDICT A first purchase for most picture book collections.-Chelsea Couillard-Smith, Sacramento Public Library, CA (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
The plot of newcomer Perkins's tale is simple: an older sister persuades her baby brother to relinquish her favorite stuffed dog by distracting him with a toy she doesn't like. Its chief attraction is the narrator's cowboy drawl: "The first time our eyes met, I knew Slim was trouble," she says about her new brother. "He looked as slippery as a snake's belly in a mudslide." More giggles come as she describes the push-and-pull of sibling life: "I tried reasoning with Slim. I showed him the border between his camp and mine. But that scallywag.... moseyed back into my ranch like he owned the place." Working in a palette of muted pastel colors, Caldecott honoree Idle (Flora and the Flamingo) parodies cowboy motifs, drawing the sister framed in the doorway of her brother's room like a sheriff entering a saloon. When the girl is sentenced to a time-out for her misdeeds, she holds the rungs of a kitchen chair like the prison bars. The predictable action and tidy ending make this a good choice for a favorite young cowpoke. Ages 2-6. Illustrator's agent: Lori Nowicki, Painted Words. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Rodeo Red--a red-haired girl in dress-up duds--is never without her (stuffed) canine companion "until Sideswiping Slim showed up." That baby-faced baby nabs the pooch when big sister's back is turned, so Red has to git back what's hers while avoiding a time-out. High-spirited illustrations straddle Red's real life and her wild (west) imagination; the drawling text is full of kid-centric, Old Westflavored expressions. (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Old West lingo gives voice to the old story of sibling rivalry sparked by a new baby.Rodeo Red is a child who loves all things cowgirl, especially her hound dog, Rusty, who's depicted as a floppy-eared stuffed toy. When a baby brother, called Slim, enters the scene, she smells trouble even though her parents"the Sherriff and her Deputy"seem "smitten." Red is frustrated when her brother interferes with her things, especially when Rusty goes missing and she finds him held in the sleeping Slim's grip. Although necessary for plot progression, it seems a poor parenting move when the Sherriff and Deputy let Slim keep Rusty and punish Red for trying to retrieve him. A more understanding adult, Aunt Sal, mails a plush cat as a replacement, and Red sees an opportunity to pull a switcheroo and successfully retrieves Rusty. Happily reunited with her trusty toy, the closing picture shows Red astride a rocking horse, her beloved dog clutched by her side, and free of interest in bonding with her brother. Idle's background in animation is apparent in her deft handling of the story, and such details as Red's lassoing Slim when she tries to get Rusty and the use of the bars of the back of a chair to depict "the holding cell" (a timeout chair) make the text more believable with regard to the parents. Giddy-up, big sisters! (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
*Starred Review* There's a new kid in town, and Rodeo Red's laying down the law. When her parents aka the sheriff and the deputy bring home a baby brother, Red has a full-time job keeping her territory and property safe, particularly her best friend Rusty: a cuddly stuffed hound dog. Perkins' stylized turns of phrase are straight out of western oldies (or at least Toy Story 2) and beg to be read aloud: The first time our eyes met, I knew Slim was trouble. He looked as slippery as a snake's belly in a mudslide. The story's western motif proves an ideal venue for the drama of acquiring a new sibling. Wrangling, thieving, squawling, and the inevitable firm hand of the law fit naturally into this framework. Caldecott Honor Book illustrator Idle (Flora and the Flamingo, 2013) wields her pistol sorry, pencil with aplomb, creating soft, inviting illustrations that truly set the scene. Saloon-style bedroom doors, bars of a back-turned chair acting as a holding cell, and a cactus-shaped coatrack are a few details that Idle conjures to enrich Red's environs. For all her trials, Red's story is playfully spirited and upbeat, making for a rootin'-tootin' tale that won't fail to quick draw a smile.--Smith, Julia Copyright 2015 Booklist
New York Review of Books Review
When Sophie, a quintessential 2-year-old who happens to be a mouse, meets her baby sister, she's at a loss for words - really, she utters strange sounds from languages like "jellyfish." (Can you say "regression"?) Her mama and daddy, meanwhile, can't agree on a name: She says Ashleigh, he says Amber. In this third Sophie book (after "Sophie's Terrible Twos" and "Time-Out for Sophie") Wells's lively watercolors and wonderfully laconic take on toddlerhood and family life continue to enchant. WOLFIE THE BUNNY By Ame Dyckman. Illustrated by Zachariah OHora. 40 pp. Little, Brown. $17. (Picture book; ages 3 to 8) Not only does Dot, a tough little bunny in a red hoodie and hip sneakers, have to contend with the baby who appeared on the doorstep, her smitten parents won't acknowledge the problem: He's a wolf. But when a bear threatens Wolfie and Dot comes to his rescue, she sees her brother's gentle nature. It's a funny, heartwarming tale of difference, love and overcoming stereotypes, made indelible by OHora's adorable, offbeat illustrations, with short black brush strokes linking the divergent species. THE NEW SMALL PERSON Written and illustrated by Lauren Child. 32 pp. Candlewick. $17.99. (Picture book; ages 4 to 8) The creator of beloved characters like Charlie and Lola introduces a boy who's doted on by his parents and in sole possession of an awesome room. Then an intruder arrives; he's first boring, then annoying, until the worst happens : "The small person moved its bed into Elmore Green's room." But all changes when his brother climbs into his bed to comfort him after a bad dream. Child is as funny and astute as ever, and it's refreshing to see a black family depicted in her stylish mixed-media art. RODEO RED By Maripat Perkins. Illustrated by Molly Idle. 32 pp. Peachtree. $16.95. (Picture book; ages 4 to 8) This Western take on the new-sibling fiasco hits its mark, to amusing effect ("That scallywag talked nothing but gibberish"). Idle's colored-pencil illustrations burst with playful energy and clever visual storytelling. Cowboy-hatted "Rodeo Red" battles with the baby, "Sideswiping Slim," who has rustled her stuffed dog, Rusty. "The sheriff and her deputy" are no help at all, but salvation arrives in the form of a stuffed cat sent as a gift, which Red cleverly swaps for the kidnapped Rusty. THE BABY SWAP By Jan Ormerod. Illustrated by Andrew Joyner. 32 pp. Little Simon. $16.99. (Picture book; ages 4 to 8) This treat from Ormerod, who died in 2013, is lovingly illustrated by Joyner in madcap retro style. Caroline Crocodile simply can't take Mama Crocodile's constant praise of her dribbly, smelly baby brother (he is gorgeously "green as a grub," and so on). So Caroline decides to trade him in at the Baby Shop. She tries out panda and elephant babies and twin tigers, with terrible results. Then she's offered a "secondhand crocodile" who, after all, is "just right" - with a new tooth that explains the dribbling. ONLINE A slide show of this week's illustrated books at nytimes.com/books.