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Alfie's Lost Sharkie
Alfie's Lost Sharkie
Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: June 24, 2016
Review
Alfie, the energetic, boisterous alligator is back in this second picture book and he wants to find his toy Sharkie before going to bed. He describes Sharkie to his mom and looks outside, asking a bug while hanging upside down in a tree. As he takes a bath, listens to a story and brushes his teeth he continues to wonder where Sharkie might be. Only after gathering a few toys, every one that he owns probably, does he find the blue toy waiting for him in bed. Alfie is satisfied until he asks: "Where's Bunny?" Walker's illustrations are a created with ink and collage. They add the humor to the straight forward dialogue between mom and Alfie. The busy wallpaper and colorful quilt found in the first book shows up consistently in this one. Fans of Alfie will want this story about a distracted bedtime routine.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Walker, Anna
Illustrator: Walker, Anna
Illustration Quality: good
Publisher: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: preschool
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: fair
ISBN: 9780544586567
Price: 14.99