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Brownie & Pearl Get Dolled Up

by Cynthia Rylant
24p. 978-1-41698-631-7.
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PreS-Gr 1 In this follow-up to "Brownie & Pearl Step Out" (S & S, 2009), Brownie, draped in a pink feather boa, applies pink lipstick, pink glitter, "rosy spray," and powder, and brushes her hair. Her cat gets a string of pearls around her furry neck and similar treatment. When they emerge from the bedroom, her parents exclaim, "You are so dolled up!" And "Brownie and Pearl know it." The simple text is set in big bold type and is perfect for beginning readers. Digitally rendered cartoon illustrations feature expressive close-ups of the "dolling up" routine and lots of pinkon fingernails, toes, bedding, and more."Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, Kearns Library, UT" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
Biggs's large, bright pastel-colored illustrations enhance Rylant's short, simple, and very relatable vignette about Brownie and her cat Pearl. The two play dress-up with a feather boa, glitter, makeup, and pearls. By the end, "They are feathery. They are powdery. They sparkle. They shine"; just the ticket to appeal to the preschool aesthetic.

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