School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-When a cold keeps Becky home from kindergarten, her grandmothers jump at the opportunity to make her feel better. On the first day, Grandma Sophie comes over with her cure of orange juice and chicken-noodle soup. The second day, Grandma Rosalie brings tea with lemon and rice pudding. On the third, both women show up and competition ensues. Using lessons learned at school, Becky rises to the occasion and teaches her childish relatives to take turns and share. The candy-colored cartoon illustrations are somewhat busy but still manage to enhance the text with comical details. Though the narrative occasionally gets heavy-handed, children may enjoy seeing adults get a refresher course in the kindergarten curriculum. An additional purchase, this is still a reassuring read for those who know something about being the object of competing affections.-Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
When kindergartner Becky is too sick to go to school, Grandma Sophie and Grandma Rosalie take charge but are so competitive that Becky must dispense advice learned at school (""Take turns, please!""). The concept is hokey but the execution is winning, and readers will particularly enjoy the illustrations borne of Becky's imagination, as of the grandmas fighting for the playground slide. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
PreS-K. Becky is home from kindergarten with a cold. While her parents are at work, she is taken care of by her grandmothers. And oh, what care they take. On the first day, Grandma Sophie comes over with orange juice and chicken soup. The next day, Grandma Rosalie brings hot tea with lemon and rice pudding. The trouble starts on the day they come over together. The tussling begins with plumping the pillows and tucking in the blanket, and then moves on to an argument about which is better--tea or soup. Before long it's up to Becky to play teacher to two grandmothers, very different in looks and attitude, who are clearly acting as though they are the ones in kindergarten. This is played for laughs, and there are plenty. Both the cartoon-style art and the text reflect a reality (here exaggerated)--children can be caught in the middle and must sometimes arbitrate adult behavior. Happily, trumping all is the message that there is enough love to go around. --Ilene Cooper Copyright 2006 Booklist