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“Third grader Abigail Iris is
a happy-go-lucky girl. She has a nearly giddy relationship with her loving
parents and an almost perfect one with her three siblings, two of whom
are half brothers. She feels the pinch, however, of a budgeted household
and the inconvenience of sharing her bedroom. She is ecstatic when she
can go on vacation with her friend Genevieve, an only child. Instead of
camping, they stay in a fancy hotel in San Francisco. Though the perks
are great—room service!—Genevieve’s dad is always on
his cell phone, her mom verges on cranky and Genevieve starts to appear
a bit spoiled. Gaining a new perspective, Abigail begins to miss her family.
When the vacation is called to an abrupt halt Abigail is happy enough
to adopt the authors’ message: Being one of many is just fine, and
more wealth is sometimes worse than less. With Allen’s periodic
homespun sketches and a breezy first-person text, this sweet slip of a
story is recommended for those girls feeling the squeeze of a crowded
and blended family.” | |
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“Abigail Iris is just as happy-go-lucky
as she was in the series opener, Abigail Iris: The One and Only
(2009). This chapter-book text lilts along like the first, frequently
accompanied by Allen's cozy sketches. Her parents, one sister and two
half-brothers lovingly nurture Abigail Iris, who is sweet natured and
somewhat young for eight. One day at the farmer's market, she holds a
black kitten and falls in love. She's joyful when her half-birthday arrives
along with the fluffy little feline she dubs Spot. Sadly, the family soon
determines that Abigail Iris's older sister's tenacious cold is actually
an allergy to the cat. While they consider their options, Abigail Iris
notices that many people in her life are facing huge changes: Her half-brother
has a girlfriend, but his beloved dog is dying of old age, and her friend
is nervous about a new sibling on the horizon. Circumstances eventually
allow for her family to make arrangements that, though difficult, are
good enough. In the philosophical Abigail Iris, Glatt and Greenberg give
readers a role model for adaptation and compromise.” | |
