Prudy's Problem And How She Solved It

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Summary: Fun and funny! Great for the packrat in your life...
Review: An adorable book, with a fun, readable story and wackadelic pictures full of amusing details! All packrats--and the people who love them--need this book.

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Summary: One for the home collection
Review: Few children's books are enduring enough to earn a spot in our home bookshelf, but this bright, clever tale by Carey Armstrong-Ellis is a candidate. The story of Prudy, a young girl who obsessively collects anything and everything, moves at a brisk pace. The prose is sharp, the story inventful, and the illustrations are superb. It's fun to read about all the oddball items Prudy gathers and keeps, but without these first-rate illustrations, this might be just an average book. With them, you and your kids will find a pleasant diversion just checking out all the objects, drawings, animals, plants, etc. the spill all over the pages.

Prudy's collecting is way out of hand, driving her parents crazy. And when her little sister starts her own collections, things look dire. But then, the final straw, so to speak, occurs when Prudy tries to add to a gum wrapper to her already bulging closet.

So she confronts her collecting problem creatively, culminating with the creation of the Prudy Museum of Indescribable Wonderment. But Prudy still has this little problem. . .

I'm not sure how well this book will stand up to repeated readings, but better than most I suspect. Enjoy.

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Summary: A children's book that entertains adults. Yippee!
Review: This book made me laugh. I recognised myself and many others in Prudy's dilemma. Her curiosity and her parents' patience are a winning combination. I have read this book to several children and have heard other parents say that their children thoroughly enjoyed the story and the delightfully detailed pictures. I own a shop and, because of the fabulous illustrations, have sold several copies to adults with no children. Armstrong-Ellis has written and illustrated a lovely first book. I look forward to more from her.

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Summary: A children's book that entertains adults. Yippee!
Review: This book made me laugh. I recognised myself and many others in Prudy's dilemma. Her curiosity and her parents' patience are a winning combination. I have read this book to several children and have heard other parents say that their children thoroughly enjoyed the story and the delightfully detailed pictures. I own a shop and, because of the fabulous illustrations, have sold several copies to adults with no children. Armstrong-Ellis has written and illustrated a lovely first book. I look forward to more from her.

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Summary: A Delightful Read for Pack-Rats and Those Who Love Them
Review: While Prudy's Problem is ostensibly a children's book, it is quite entertaining for adults as well. The illustrations of Prudy and her amazing collections are witty and often laugh-out-loud funny. Prudy's single-minded obsession with collecting may remind you of someone in your life who has a similiar quirk. Our five-year-old daughter has asked for Prudy nightly for several weeks as an addition to other stories before bed. If you put Prudy on your bookshelf, beware -- you may want to begin collecting children's literature.