[LM_NET] ELEM: BOOK REVIEW: Fanny by Holly Hobbie

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Fanny by Holly Hobbie. Little, Brown, 2008. 978-0-316-16687-4

Moving on from her long-running Toot and Puddle series, veteran 
author/illustrator Holly Hobbie brings us a new character with a 
problem quite common for little girls.  Fanny's mother just doesn't 
understand.  ALL girls, even her two best friends Tiffany and Coco, 
have a Connie doll (think of a Barbie/Bratz combo on steroids) but 
Fanny's mom says, "I just don't like the way Connie dolls 
look.  They're just too . . .much!"  After a serious temper tantrum, 
the charmingly bespectacled Fanny hatches a plan.  She sews her own 
Connie doll and names her Annabelle.  Predictably, Annabelle is not 
really in the Connie league, being rather too puffy and sweet, and 
Tiffany and Coco ignore her completely.  However, when Fanny puts her 
new sewing machine and fabric to use to make Annabelle clothes and 
her own doll, Annabelle wins a permanent place in Fanny's heart. 
Hobbie captures both the frustration and creative determination in 
her character with winsome illustrations that will draw in readers, 
particularly girls who will benefit from the valuable message. 
Suggested ages:4-7.


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
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