Daisy 1, 2, 3

by Peter Catalanotto, Peter Catalanotto (Illustrator)

Overview

The twenty Dalmatians in Mrs. Tuttle's obedience class each know who they are — and so does clever Mrs. Tuttle.
Her assistant, Doris, doesn't have a clue.
Do you?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689854576
Publisher:	Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
Publication date:	11/01/2003
Series:	Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover)
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Peter Catalanotto has written seventeen books for children, including Monkey & Robot, More of Monkey & Robot, The Newbies, Question Boy Meets Little Miss Know-It-All, Ivan the Terrier, Matthew A.B.C., and Emily’s Art, of which School Library Journal said in a starred review, “whether viewed from afar or up close, this creative and heartfelt book is a masterpiece.” In 2008, First Lady Laura Bush commissioned Peter to illustrate the White House holiday brochure. He currently teaches the first children’s book writing course offered by both Columbia University and Pratt Institute. Peter has illustrated more than thirty books for other writers including George Ella Lyon, Cynthia Rylant, Mary Pope Osborne, Joanne Ryder, Robert Burleigh, and Megan McDonald.

Peter Catalanotto has written seventeen books for children, including Monkey & Robot, More of Monkey & Robot, The Newbies, Question Boy Meets Little Miss Know-It-All, Ivan the Terrier, Matthew A.B.C., and Emily’s Art, of which School Library Journal said in a starred review, “whether viewed from afar or up close, this creative and heartfelt book is a masterpiece.” In 2008, First Lady Laura Bush commissioned Peter to illustrate the White House holiday brochure. He currently teaches the first children’s book writing course offered by both Columbia University and Pratt Institute. Peter has illustrated more than thirty books for other writers including George Ella Lyon, Cynthia Rylant, Mary Pope Osborne, Joanne Ryder, Robert Burleigh, and Megan McDonald.

Editorial Reviews

This time around, Mrs. Tuttle, after tracking 26 Matthews in Matthew A.B.C., has 20 Dalmatians named Daisy to keep straight in Daisy 1,2,3 by Peter Catalanotto. Here the teacher explains to her assistant Doris just how she charts the progress of each puppy in her weekly obedience class. The artwork depicts each pooch at its zaniest, with Daisy 4 able to perform at least one Copperfield-worthy magic trick and Daisy 9 looking very Jackie O in oversize sunglasses, surrounded by a bulldog security detail. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 1-A companion volume to Matthew A. B. C. (Atheneum, 2002), this is a counting book with a clever joke at the end. Mrs. Tuttle runs a dog obedience class and has 20 Dalmatians to teach-all named Daisy. Catalanotto's watercolor illustrations show each dog, page by page, as she and her unique characteristics are described. Daisy 3 plays three instruments; Daisy 4 does four tricks, etc. All of the canines exude winning personalities in their eyes and smiles, and their attire ranges from swimming goggles and flippers to Cinderella's glass slippers. For libraries that never seem to have enough counting books, this is a solid choice.-Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Children who, like the Count on Sesame Street, "looooove to count" will be delighted with this companion to Matthew ABC (2002). The 20 Dalmatians in Mrs. Tuttle's obedience school are all named "Daisy," but she has no trouble telling them apart. As she explains to a befuddled assistant, "Daisy 1 has one peculiar spot, Daisy 2 wears two name tags, Daisy 3 plays three instruments," and so on, getting sillier as it goes, up to Daisy 20, who "fools twenty fleas" into infesting a hand puppet. Each Daisy radiates bright-eyed, cheery energy in Catalanotto's cartoonish scenes, and even younger children will have no trouble picking out, and toting up, each dog's distinguishing feature or activity. The Daisys gather for a group portrait at the end, and Mrs. Tuttle makes a lame but giggle-inducing joke about how they all have their "spots." A sure cure for numeral narcosis. (Picture book. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews