Large Family: All In One Piece (book+CD) 大象一家：爸爸妈妈要出门(书+CD)

FromPublishersWeeklyFiveMinutes'Peacedeliveredintothehandsofreadersanear-perfectreflectionofafamily'stypicallycalamitousmorning;nowtheadultelephantsaredressingforaneveningout,andtheirwell-meaningbuthigh-spiritedchildrenwon'tleavethemalone.TheystuffMrs.Large'shosierywithtoys,messwithmakeupandclatteraroundinhighheels.She,ofcourse,loseshertemper,whichhastheeffectofsubduingherchildren.Butsheinadvertentlysitsonapaintboxandgoesoutunawarethatherdressisadornedwithsmallbrightpatchesofcolor.Sharp-eyedreaderswillspotthisdevelopment;otherswillwanttogothroughthestoryagaintofindoutwhenitallhappened.FiveMinutes'Peacefansmaynotfindtheanticsinthisfollowupquiteasfunnyasitspredecessor.Butwithitsresemblancetoreallife,thiscontinuingsagaofthebeleagueredMrs.Largeandherboisterousoffspringisstilladelight.Ages2-6.Copyright1987ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.FromSchoolLibraryJournalKindergarten-Grade2Murphy'ssecondstoryabouttheLargescontinuesthehouseholdadventuresofanelephantfamilywithfourpreschool-agechildren.WhileMr.andMrs.Largegetreadyfortheofficedinnerdance,thechildrenmessandmeddleuntiltheexasperatedMrs.Largeshouts,``Can'tIhavejustonenighttomyself?OnenightwhenIamnotcoveredinjamandposterpaint?''Asshewalksoutthedooronthearmofherhusband,however,sharpobserverswillnotethatalthoughshemayhaveanightout,itisnotwithoutdecoration.Murphy'sinklineandcoloredpencilrenderingsofhouseholdandelephantdetailsareapt:achild-madepictureofBabarhangsinthekitchen;trunksareusefulaswellasaffectionateappendages.Left-handtextisaccompaniedbysmallvignetteswhichcontributetothenarrativeratherthanmerelydecorate.Toldfromamother'spointofviewlikeitspredecessor,FiveMinutes'Peace(Putnam,1986),thestorywilldefinitelyappealtobeleagueredparents.Butthehumorandthejokebeingon,orallover,Momwillalsoticklechildreaders.SusanHepler,WindsorPublicLibrary,Conn.Copyright1988ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.