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Candlewick (2017), 97 pages. $14.99. (Oct 2017).
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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML: What will it take for a cynical older sister to realize she's a born accordion player â?? with music in her heart? Eugenia Lincoln is a practical person with no time for gee-gaws, whoop-de-whoops, or frivolity. When an unexpected package containing an accordion arrives at her house, she is determined to have nothing to do with it. But her plans to sell the accordion, destroy the accordion, and give the accordion away all end in frustration. How can Eugenia stop being tormented by this troublesome package? Might she discover that a bit of unforeseen frivolity could be surprisingly . . . joyous?
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Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2018)
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Original language
English
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LibraryThing member ChazziFrazz
Eugenia Lincoln is an extremely practical person. Her sister, Baby Lincoln is the complete opposite. When an unexpected, large box is delivered to their house, Eugenia wants to refuse it, but the delivery man tells her it can't be done. She is not happy about the unexpected delivery and is even
I have read "Because of Winn-Dixie", The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" and "The Tale of Dsepereraux", all by Kate DiCamillo and thoroughly enjoyed them. I enjoyed this one also. It is written for lower elementary school grade readers, it was a quick read and quite simple yet there was enjoyable descriptions about Eugenia and her dislike of change, sister Baby and the neighbours and their excitement over surprises. The story moved along smoothly, without dragging. The drawings were black and white (this is a proof copy) but enjoyable and added to the story telling.
I received this through the Early Reviewers Group.
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more unhappy to find it contains an accordion! She has no use for it and is determined to get rid of it some how. Meanwhile her neighbours are delighted with the surprise delivery and think she should keep it as it could add some fun and joy to her life.I have read "Because of Winn-Dixie", The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" and "The Tale of Dsepereraux", all by Kate DiCamillo and thoroughly enjoyed them. I enjoyed this one also. It is written for lower elementary school grade readers, it was a quick read and quite simple yet there was enjoyable descriptions about Eugenia and her dislike of change, sister Baby and the neighbours and their excitement over surprises. The story moved along smoothly, without dragging. The drawings were black and white (this is a proof copy) but enjoyable and added to the story telling.
I received this through the Early Reviewers Group.
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LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco
Tales from Deckawoo Drive #4! 52 Deckawoo Drive that is! And, of course, a visit from Mercy and her family at #54 is always a treat! In this one, grumpy ol' Eugenia gets a surprise package, a pretty nice one, if you ask me, but it only serves to make Eugenia even more of a curmudgeon! Of course her
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sister, Baby, gets a kick out of it, and the two sisters set about on what to do about it! Good story, good art, and if you like the others in this series, you'll like this one! Show Less
LibraryThing member yukon92
I received a free ARC from the Early Reviewer's Giveaway. I requested this book, because I have enjoyed this author in the past, especially her book "Because of Winn-Dixie". I was not aware that it was a true young readers book. The drawings in the ARC were only in B & W, I hope they are in color
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in the final edition. They were the best part. I am sure this book will be popular with young readers, but obviously I found it a little underwhelming. Show Less
LibraryThing member REINADECOPIAYPEGA
Kate comes up with another winner - along with Roald Dahl, she is my favorite children's author.
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LibraryThing member jbarry
Perfect addition to the Mercy Watson collection! With a longer chapters and fewer illustrations, it is great for readers who have mastered Mercy Watson and are ready for more but want to stay in the same universe with familiar characters. Not quite as entertaining but just as twee with all the
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old-fashioned fun we have come to love! Show Less
LibraryThing member jenreidreads
My kids and I LOVE the Mercy Watson series, so I requested this from Early Reviewers. It is a solid read, although not nearly so entertaining as the Mercy Watson series. This book is a longer chapter book, too, which would be quite excellent if my son were reading independently. I read it out loud
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to him, and while it kept his attention, he clearly didn't love it as much as say, Harry Potter or The Hobbit. But for what it is, it's good, and I'll gladly pick up more Tales from Deckawoo Drive for him when he's reading on his own. Show Less
LibraryThing member TheNovelWorld
My son loves this series and this book did not disappoint. Although he still prefers Mercy Watson, this book was just as enjoyable.
LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
Two elderly sisters find a package on their stoop one day marked for the elder sister and containing an unsolicited accordion. When she tries to get rid of the accordion, she finds that’s not as easy as she thought as she’s encouraged to find the music in her heart instead of being so closed
I think I’m being generous with my two-star rating of this book; it really did absolutely nothing for me. The supposed quaint “folksy” charm of the book came off as stereotypical and mocking to me, and the one-note characterizations were similarly off-putting. Pair that with illustrations that continue to correlate appearance with personality (e.g., the prim and proper, no fuss-no muss sister is portrayed with a pinched face), and the result is a disservice to children I think.
Likewise, the “problem” is neatly tied up by the sister beginning to play the accordion and immediately having a beautiful-sounding song come out. There’s just no basis in reality for that; children know that it’s hard work to get an instrument to sound good and, again, it’s a disservice to tell them otherwise.
Perhaps those who have read other books in this series have more of an attachment to these characters and setting, but again it did nothing for me. I wonder if the young audience it’s intended for will even get reference like calling information, looking through a print encyclopedia, etc. Based on their hairstyles, two of the characters are meant to be African-American but their skin color is still white in the illustrations. What an odd choice.
Honestly, I have difficulty seeing how this series is popular or finding anything about this book to recommend it.
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off.I think I’m being generous with my two-star rating of this book; it really did absolutely nothing for me. The supposed quaint “folksy” charm of the book came off as stereotypical and mocking to me, and the one-note characterizations were similarly off-putting. Pair that with illustrations that continue to correlate appearance with personality (e.g., the prim and proper, no fuss-no muss sister is portrayed with a pinched face), and the result is a disservice to children I think.
Likewise, the “problem” is neatly tied up by the sister beginning to play the accordion and immediately having a beautiful-sounding song come out. There’s just no basis in reality for that; children know that it’s hard work to get an instrument to sound good and, again, it’s a disservice to tell them otherwise.
Perhaps those who have read other books in this series have more of an attachment to these characters and setting, but again it did nothing for me. I wonder if the young audience it’s intended for will even get reference like calling information, looking through a print encyclopedia, etc. Based on their hairstyles, two of the characters are meant to be African-American but their skin color is still white in the illustrations. What an odd choice.
Honestly, I have difficulty seeing how this series is popular or finding anything about this book to recommend it.
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LibraryThing member NadineC.Keels
Given that I started the Tales from Deckawoo Drive with Books Five and Six before going back to the beginning, I've pretty much come full circle with this fourth book.
No, it isn't the most common thing for a grown woman to indulge in children's chapter books for herself, but these aren't just
After reading about the adventure of Eugenia's younger sister and getting a closer look into the Lincoln sisters' relationship in the previous book, it was something to now witness Eugenia's own adventure (even if she probably wouldn't call it that). The story also gives another deeper peek into the Lincolns' sistership, and I always love it when their young neighbor Frank shows up.
Now that I know more about the Deckawoo bunch as a whole, I imagine it'll be even more fun to revisit Books Five and Six.
(The sixth one, about Frank, is one of my all-time favorite books, by the way—and not just one of my favorite children's books. It's one of my favorite books period.)
No, it isn't the most common thing for a grown woman to indulge in children's chapter books for herself, but these aren't just
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simplistic little kiddie yarns. While kids can certainly enjoy them (and I'm sure they do!), the stories speak on more than one level—including through what's wonderfully illustrated and also through what's deftly left unsaid.After reading about the adventure of Eugenia's younger sister and getting a closer look into the Lincoln sisters' relationship in the previous book, it was something to now witness Eugenia's own adventure (even if she probably wouldn't call it that). The story also gives another deeper peek into the Lincolns' sistership, and I always love it when their young neighbor Frank shows up.
Now that I know more about the Deckawoo bunch as a whole, I imagine it'll be even more fun to revisit Books Five and Six.
(The sixth one, about Frank, is one of my all-time favorite books, by the way—and not just one of my favorite children's books. It's one of my favorite books period.)
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