Sunday Chutney - Hardcover

Blabey, Aaron

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590785975 ISBN 13: 9781590785973

Publisher: Front Street, Incorporated, 2009

Synopsis

The new girl at school has a glamourous life. What more could she want? Sunday Chutney is not your ordinary every-day girl. Sunday has lived everywhere and been everywhere. The only problem is this means she is always the new girl at school and she never really has a place to call come. But Sunday doesn't mind, not really. After all, she doesn't care what people think, she loves her own company, she has heaps of imaginary friends, so many important interests that keep her very busy . . . and traveling is so glamorous. What more could Sunday Chutney want?

About this title

About the Author:

Aaron Blabey is a well-known award-winning Australian actor who has starred in numerous Australian series, including Stingers and Crashburn. He is now winning acclaim with his unique paintings that depict his life and his family.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2—Blabey offers a charming glimpse of childhood resilience and ambivalence through his title character. Sunday, all glasses and funny hat, shares her story in a matter-of-fact tone: her father moves around a lot for his job, and she is always the new girl. She both appreciates and regrets her circumstances, presented as a series of snapshots in "good news, bad news" juxtaposition. ("I've lived all over the world. Which is great. Trouble is, I'm always starting at new schools.... And everyone thinks the new kid is weird. But guess what? I don't care.") She goes on to describe herself and her feelings in one or two sentences per page. The simple narrative is fleshed out by the acrylic and mixed-media illustrations in muted earth tones and soft edges showing that Sunday, a thin grin bisecting her round face, gets along just fine, even while she is wishing for more stability. Match this picture book with Amy Krouse Rosenthal's OK Book (HarperCollins, 2007) to introduce children to the satisfaction of independence and self-reliance.—Lisa Egly Lehmuller, St. Patrick's Catholic School, Charlotte, NC END

About this edition

• Publisher: Front Street, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1590785975
• ISBN 13: 9781590785973
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32