Amandina

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AMANDINA HAD EVERY TALENT MADE FOR THE STAGE, EXCEPT ONE: Confidence.

She dances, sings, acts, and performs acrobatics, but no one knows because Amandina is terribly shy. Determined to change that, she rents a run-down theater and prepares to give the show of her life. She builds the sets, makes the costumes, and, most importantly, invites everyone in town. When the night of the big performance comes, Amandina nervously opens the curtains…to find all of the chairs empty. ...

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AMANDINA HAD EVERY TALENT MADE FOR THE STAGE, EXCEPT ONE: Confidence.

She dances, sings, acts, and performs acrobatics, but no one knows because Amandina is terribly shy. Determined to change that, she rents a run-down theater and prepares to give the show of her life. She builds the sets, makes the costumes, and, most importantly, invites everyone in town. When the night of the big performance comes, Amandina nervously opens the curtains…to find all of the chairs empty. Disheartened, she performs anyway, not realizing that she does have an audience member—a very tiny one—who is about to make a big difference in Amandina’s life.

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Amandina Goldeneyes, a shy, lonely, long-eared dog, is a talented performer, "but nobody knew that, because nobody knew Amandina." Amandina decides to rent the rundown Teatro Ventura "in the old town" and spruce it up. She designs costumes, sets and props for her solo debut, which will involve performing music, acrobatics and the role of Beauty opposite a hinge-jointed puppet Beast. But despite her publicity and promo blitz, despite a marvelous dream the night before, the curtain rises to an empty house. Ruzzier (The Little Giant) creates a haunting intimacy with his watercolors of a centuries-old Italian town (the theater is a tiny Umbrian jewel) and its strangely human-eyed animal citizens, as well as his unvarnished language ("Nobody had come. Sometimes these things happen, and nobody can say why"). Showing a magical insight into the imagination of small children, he allows Amandina an intense sweep of feeling before granting her no less-but no more-than her wish. The mood he casts will resonate, particularly with introspective readers. Ages 2-6. (Sept.)

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Children's Literature - Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz
Amandina is a talented little dog, but nobody knows it because she is so shy. One evening she decides to give a performance and invite everyone to see it. She rents and renovates an old theater. She creates costumes, sets and props. She then puts up posters and sends out invitations, dreaming of a triumph. To her despair, when the curtains part in the theater, nobody is there. Bravely, Amandina decides the show must go on, and she begins. There is in the audience, however, a small cockroach. Astounded by what he sees, he spreads the word to his friends. After putting on an incredible show for what she thinks is an empty theater, Amandina is astonished and delighted to hear thunderous applause. She is "the happiest little dog in town." Colored drawings depict our heroine with her potbelly, long ears and pointed snout amid the bolts of cloth with the old-fashioned sewing machine used to make the costumes. She is busy with the stacks of invitations, painting the flats, carving the masks and hanging posters on the wall of a deserted street, in many scenes framed in different, decorative borders and in vignettes. Amandina goes from being silently alone to being surrounded by the applauding crowd. She should be an inspiration to timid dreamers. Reviewer: Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz
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Amandina Goldeneyes can "dance, and sing, and act beautifully, and perform the most daring acrobatics," but the small pup is so shy that her talents go unnoticed. Vowing to overcome her fears, she fixes up a run-down theater and stages a one-dog show. Ruzzier's quirky ink drawings capture the canine sewing, painting, and building elaborate props. When the curtain rises on opening night, she is saddened to see no one in the audience, but goes on with the show. A tiny cockroach emerges from a tear in one of the seats and is mesmerized by the performance. He calls all of his friends and soon the house is full. After the grand finale, Amandina bows before what she thinks is an empty theater and is greeted with "thunderous applause." The artwork combines delicate lines and faded colors to create a fanciful stage for this likable character. Pair this title with Emily Arnold McCully's Speak up, Blanche! (HarperCollins, 1991) for a look at confidence-building artistic pursuits.-Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada

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Amandina Goldeneyes can "dance, and sing, and act beautifully, and perform the most daring acrobatics," but she is so shy no one realizes what a wonderful little dog she is. One evening Amandina decides to cure her shyness by giving a performance and inviting everyone. The floppy-eared Amandina rents a run-down theater, repairs and cleans it, designs and sews her own costumes, builds sets and props, sends out invitations and advertises, each activity depicted in cunning vignettes and framed panels. She dreams she will be a great success. Come opening night, Amandina is excited and nervous, but unprepared for an empty theater. Undaunted, she performs her prologue, comic pantomime, band concert, folk songs, dances, magic act and acrobatic finale as planned. And when she takes her bow, she has a wonderful surprise. Quiet, precise, whimsical watercolor illustrations in subdued pastels enhance the surreal ambiance of Amandina's solitary exploits. A subdued but charming tribute to determination and perseverance. (Picture book. 4-6)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781596432369
  • Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
  • Publication date: 9/2/2008
  • Pages: 32
  • Age range: 2 - 6 Years
  • Product dimensions: 8.10 (w) x 9.20 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Meet the Author

SERGIO RUZZIER has written and/or illustrated numerous books including Karla Kuskin’s MOON, HAVE YOU MET MY MOTHER? His illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in New York City.

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