Chrysanthemum
Record details
- ISBN: 9780688147327
- ISBN: 0688147321
- ISBN: 9781579820855
- ISBN: 1579820859
- ISBN: 9780688097004 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 0688097006 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780688096991
- ISBN: 0688096999
- ISBN: 0688096999
- ISBN: 9780688096991
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Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Greenwillow Books, c1991.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it. |
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Subject: | Names, Personal Fiction Schools Fiction Names, Personal Juvenile fiction Bullying Juvenile fiction Schools Juvenile fiction |
Biographical Subject: | Donated to Woodbury by the Janet Tanner Endowment Fund 2005 |
Available copies
- 60 of 68 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at John P. Webster Library - West Hartford.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 68 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | CHILDREN PZ 7 .H389 Chr 1991 (Text) | 30401141563654 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
School Library Journal Review
Chrysanthemum : A First Day of School Book for Kids
School Library Journal
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PreS-Gr 2-- She was a perfect baby, and her doting parents chose a name to match, Chrysanthemum. She is proud of her musical name until kindergarten, when she finds herself in a world of strange new names such as Sue, Bill, Max, Sam, and Joe--in short ( really short) a world of ordinary monikers. That wouldn't be so bad if the others--like Victoria--hadn't made a mean-spirited game of tormenting her, sending her home in tears to be comforted with cuddles and Parcheesi. Wisely, Chrysanthemum's concerned and loving parents try not to interfere, but what can't be put right by them is dealt with by lucky chance. The class learns that their popular music teacher not only has a whopper of a name herself--Delphinium--but also plans to name her expected baby by the prettiest name she has heard, Chrysanthemum. The charming mouse with her delicate little face seems just right for her name. The range of expression and emotion Henkes conveys in his pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are ``absolutely perfect.'' The impressionistic floral backdrops and patterning reinforce the story's lighthearted, yet tender theme. This sensitive story will strike a chord with young children, particularly those who also have difficult or unfamiliar names. --Joan McGrath, Education Centre Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
BookList Review
Chrysanthemum : A First Day of School Book for Kids
Booklist
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Ages 3-6. Chrysanthemum's mother and father think she's absolutely perfect. So does she-until she starts school, and the kids make fun of her name. They pretend to pick her and smell her and they point and laugh. At home, her anxious parents make her favorite desserts and tell her the other children are just jealous "and envious and begrudging and discontented and jaundiced." But it's the histrionic music teacher, Delphinium, who restores Chrysanthemum to her rightful place. Like Rosemary Wells' animal children, Henkes' mice are strong personalities drawn with affectionate comedy. He combines colorful exuberance with the simplest line--the arch of an eyebrow, the droop of a lip, the shrug of a shoulder--so that their large mouse faces and eloquent body language express everything from embarrassment and despair to smug satisfaction. Like Henkes' Jessica [BKL Mr 15 89], Chrysanthemum is a sturdy innocent who's just stepping out from the shelter of home. ~--Hazel Rochman
Kirkus Review
Chrysanthemum : A First Day of School Book for Kids
Kirkus Reviews
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With perfect trust in her doting parents, Chrysanthemum (a mouse) knows that her name is, as they tell her, ``absolutely perfect''--until she goes to school and is teased about it by her classmates, especially the imperious Victoria. Doubt sets in, to be allayed each night by ``hugs and kisses and Parcheesi,'' but then reintroduced next day. Fortunately, a charismatic music teacher whose name happens to be Delphinium makes flower names a new fad. The ending here is preposterously tidy, contributing to the humor of a warmhearted story that celebrates the security of a happy family while gently satirizing its members. Henkes's language and humor are impeccably fresh, his cozy illustrations sensitive and funny, his little asides to adults an unobtrusive delight. Another winner from this perceptive artist. (Picture book. 4-8)
The Horn Book Review
Chrysanthemum : A First Day of School Book for Kids
The Horn Book
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Young mouse Chrysanthemum loves her name - until she starts school and finds the teasing of her peers unbearable. Then the beloved music teacher, Mrs. Delphinium Twinkle, announces that she plans to name her baby Chrysanthemum, and suddenly everyone wants to be named after a flower. Another very engaging female protagonist from Henkes. From HORN BOOK 1991, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.