Lucy Anna and the Finders by Sarah Hayes

Low stock: 1 left

309mm x 216mm x 8mm

Pages: 32

Product Description
A resourceful young girl follows the Finders into the woods near her house to rescue her little red horse.
From Publishers Weekly
Despite sprightly illustrations, Hayes's (This Is the Bear) slight story about 'Finders' is not itself a keeper. The book looks bright, with action-filled compositions in arresting colors. But the dynamic world of the art dims when joined with the bland text. Lucy Anna, off searching for her lost little red horse, stumbles on a pair of FindersAbig, striped creatures that tell her, 'We're hungry. We're going to eat you up.' The girl stalls by interesting them first in a game of ninepins and then in other diversions. She and her horse finally escape when she suggests that they play hide-and-seek, and the foolish Finders go 'on hiding and hiding. And no one ever [finds] them.' With their elephant toes, anteater noses and ponytail topknots, the Finders are more goofy than menacing, but they are not believable even within the bounds of the story's imagined world. Insufficiently developed, Lucy Anna and her plight do not engage readers' emotions. Ages 5-7. (Nov.)
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 1-In this modern-day fairy tale, two Finders (striped elephantlike creatures) come from the woods near Lucy Anna's house, find her red toy horse, and take it with them. The child sets out to get it back, outwitting the Finders at every turn to achieve her goal. The stylized cartoon artwork set against broad expanses of color is bright and cheerful. Lucy's red hair, her vibrant red tennis shoes, and the red horse all contribute to the book's visual appeal. A simple, mildly scary story with a self-reliant protagonist.

JoAnn Jonas, Carlsbad City Library, San Diego, CA
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From Booklist
Ages 5-7. When Lucy Anna loses her prized toy red pony, she knows the striped, forest green Finders must be to blame. So she fills her backpack with odds and ends and mounts a red-pony-rescue effort. Once she discovers her four-legged friend tethered to a Finder's finger, Lucy Anna knows she'll have to think fast to set the pony free. How do you tempt a Finder? You ask him to play hide-and-seek. And clever Lucy Anna volunteers to be 'it.' Lively colored illustrations represent both Lucy Anna and the fantastical Heffalump-like Finders nicely.
Kelly Halls

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