Bossy Flossy

by Paulette Bogan, Paulette Bogan (Illustrator)

Overview

Flossy is the bossiest girl around. She's bossy at home and she's bossy in school. She's bossy with her friends, and sometimes she's even bossy to her teacher! Well-meaning Flossy doesn't understand why no one will listen to her.

Then Flossy meets Edward, a boy who is just as bossy as Flossy. But the collision of these two strong-willed forces has a surprising result: they learn how to be a friend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250129000
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	07/19/2016
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	114 MB
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Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Paulette Bogan was a bossy child. She is the author and illustrator of Goodnight Lulu and Lulu the Big Little Chick, which won the Children's Choice Book Award. She is also the illustrator of Chicks and Salsa and Buffalo Wings, written by Aaron Reynolds. She lives in New York City with her husband, three daughters, and two dogs. They all think she is still bossy. But they've never told her to go to her room!

Editorial Reviews

"Eye-catching and endearing... The humorous art and the use of well-known phrases such as 'You are not the boss of me' will encourage rereads." - Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2016-03-30
Flossy bosses everyone—even adults—until she meets the equally bossy Edward.The artwork, which incorporates crayon, watercolor, and cutouts, is immediately eye-catching and endearing. The initial double-page spread shows a large-headed, pale-skinned, carrot-topped moppet—obviously Flossy—pointing authoritatively at a colorful array of dolls and stuffed animals strewn about her bedroom. Large letters declare "Flossy was bossy." Underneath is a stack of dialogue bubbles, each colored differently and each with a different command, including "Sit up straight," "Look at me," and "Listen to me." Faces of children in school and on the playground reveal multiple ethnicities, and Edward looks to be of East Asian descent. Readers will giggle at the dubious expression on the Flossy-bossed lunch lady's face and may even gasp when Flossy tries to send her teacher to timeout. They will nod knowingly when Flossy—and later her friend/nemesis Edward—must sit in timeout themselves. Although the text is mostly accessible for beginning readers, there is some inconsistency in when to read up and down and when to read across pages—important considerations for novices. If there is an underlying lesson, it is that bossy children will tone down their ways when they meet their matches.No matter if the premise is a bit thin; the humorous art and the use of well-known phrases such as "You are not the boss of me" will encourage rereads. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews