The star of the bestselling "Wemberly Worried" is worried again in her first board book appearance--this time about her red, white, and blue ice-cream star melting and dripping on her new dress. Full color.

PreSchool-Wemberly is back in another winning story. It is a hotsummer day and she is given an ice-cream star as a special treat.She worries that it will drip on her dress, and feels bad that herstuffed rabbit did not receive a treat as well. Her solution: toget two bowls and wait until the ice cream has melted. Soon thelittle mouse and her toy sit down to "-ice-cream star soup. Andneither of them spilled a drop." This charming story is perfectlycomplemented by adorable illustrations rendered in pastel huesagainst a white background. The text, art, and design areparticularly well suited to young children.
Melinda Piehler, North Tonawanda Public Library, NY
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Reviewed with Kevin Henkes' Julius's Candy Corn .
PreS. Food is at the forefront of these board books featuringtwo of Henkes' signature characters, the worried Wemberly and "babyof the world" Julius. Julius has been told not to eat the 10cupcakes for the Halloween party. Instead, he starts counting thecandy corn on the top of each treat--counting by popping eachmorsel of corn in his mouth. Wemberly, on the other hand, is soworried that her ice cream bar will drip on her dress (or thatthere won't be enough for Petal, her stuffie) that she and Petalfinally wind up eating ice-cream soup. The text is very short; thedrama is in the art, one image to each candy-colored page. Theyoungest of Henkes' fans might not understand all the nuances (yes,nuances) of these vignettes. But kids who love the characters willwelcome a new glimpse of them, and Julius' story could be used witha small group of toddlers for a Halloween story hour. IleneCooper
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