Thank You, Aunt Tallulah!
It’s 99 degrees at Camp Oogie-Waa-Waa, and Aunt Tallulah’s latest goody package for her niece, Bettina, has arrived from Antarctica. Through a series of hilarious mishaps, Bettina and her Aunt are ever so appreciative to have each other. Follow along as love, silliness, and surprises are exchanged through the mail between Bettina and her nutty aunt in this wonderful story. Besides using it as a fun tool for teaching “thank you” letter-writing, you’ll learn some interesting facts about the South Pole too! The characters come to life thanks to the wildly talented Bruce MacPherson. Oh, and be sure and keep a look out for all the hidden penguins!
Illustrated by Bruce MacPherson
Rising Moon Books/Muddy Boots Books, Hardcover Picture Book (ages 5-9) March 2006, ISBN: 978-0873588911
Reviews:
“This is a wonderful book. If I could give it 6 star I would have. Be sure to ‘read’ the pictures along with the words. Fun, wacky humor, bright illustrations, crazy relatives, penguins, and monkeys, plus a lot of information about weather and different hemispheres.”—Paperbackswap, 5 stars
“Thank you Aunt Tallulah!, is very highly recommended as thoroughly entertaining and humorously original.”—Midwest Book Review
“LaVigna Coyle’s talent is immense. Her books always touch a special place in a child’s heart. And in adults also. Bruce MacPherson’s illustrations are wonderful caricatures of the people that inhabit Bettina’s world. Children will love them.”—Armchair Interviews
“Thank you Aunt Tallulah! is a fun story tale of the young Bettina in her first summer camp experience at Camp Oogie-Waa-Waa, and is corresponding through letters with her witty aunt Tallulah who lives in Antarctica. Captivating young readers ages 4-8 with Bettina and her aunt’s exchange of fun packages ranging from clothing to film and pictures, Thank You, Aunt Tallulhah! tells two parallel tales, one of Aunt Tallulah and her husband, Reginald, in their exploration of the South Pole, and the other being the young Bettina’s interesting life at summer camp. A unique addition to school and community library picture book collections, Thank You, Aunt Tallulah! is very highly recommended as thoroughly entertaining and humorously original. —Midwest Book Review