Harriet's numerous costumes are cute, and the pages are populated by a diverse group of children and adults. The language is silly and sweet, and the digital illustrations are filled with tiny details and soothing pastels. Harriet is determined to get home for her party, and after a few failed escape attempts she does find her way back to her dads in time to pick out party hats. But when she encounters a group of real penguins Harriet gets a little carried away, and before she realizes her mistake she's on a hot air balloon heading to Antarctica. On the day of her birthday party, Harriet puts on her special errand-running Penguin costume, and she and her dads head to the store to pick up party supplies. She absolutely loves costumes and wears them whenever she can, not just to costume parties or for Halloween. Harriet lives in the big city with her two dads. (Mar.) Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.Ī young girl in a penguin costume sets off to pick out some birthday hats and gets a little carried away. Agent: Thao Le, Sandra Dijkstra Literary. The narrator's offhand, unruffled voice ("So Harriet called in a favor from some friends she knew") makes Harriet's intrepid adventure a delightful readaloud. Harriet is a resourceful city child, the kind of girl who has no problem negotiating with an orca (she trades her red bow tie for a lift). Readers who fear that Harriet will be marooned or miss her birthday party will relax as an orca and a flock of pigeons help bring her back to the store, and the party goes off without a hitch. Before she knows it, Harriet is aloft with them in their hot-air balloon, headed back to their polar home. Dressed as a penguin, Harriet-who has dark skin, curly hair, and two fathers-heads to the grocery store with her dads before her birthday party, where she discovers a group of actual penguins replenishing their supply of bagged ice. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5thĭress-up-loving Harriet wears costumes everywhere in one early scene, Sima ( Not Quite Narwhal) shows her in the dentist's chair, opening her mouth wide while inside an equally toothy dinosaur outfit.
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