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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Put It On The List! Written and illustrated by Kristen Darbyshire. Dutton, Penguin Group (Canada), 2010.$18.50 ages 4 and up


"Who's ready for peanut butter and
pickled grub on macaroni casserole?"

Not me...thanks! With only one person in the house to add to the list of things needing to be replaced, I have only myself to blame when there's no milk for the cereal in the morning, or no mayo for the sandwich at lunch. In the chicken family of four, that is not the case!

Mom tries to get the family in the habit of 'putting it on the list'; they always forget! Have you heard that one? On Monday, there are pancakes but no syrup. The rest of the week is not much better. When Mom made a shopping trip and came back with milk, there was no cereal. What is a mother to do? When the lima beans are plentiful and there is no napkin to hide them in, the list becomes more crucial.

Mom flips out when they are missing all manner of things on Saturday and that's when she offers up the above-mentioned casserole . A Sunday family meeting is scheduled and a new kind of list is made. Now, there is help for shopping, list making, and ordering pizza 'in case of emergency'!

Full of fun, and a message delivered to boot! You'll like it!

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