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First review for PIZZA AT SALLY'S

posted Friday, 28 April 2006

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My first review for my new book due out in June - From Kirkus: "Wellington likes to write and draw people at work: bakers, firefighters, farmers. Here she follows a day in a pizza-maker's life. The quiet, almost subversive, didacticism is counter-balanced by an emphatic use of color in the artwork. Scattered throughout the gouache paintings are photographs of tomatoes, cheese labels, onions and a good old pizza pie. Though not overburdened with details, the text is here to impart information such as the use of ingredients, the steps in making a pizza and how Sally runs her shop. Best of all is the underlying message: Sally loves her work. She wears a great big grin. So does her helpful cat companion, and so do the kids who are shoveling a slice down their gullets, happy as little birds in Sally's nest. Good pizza is tailor made to bring out a smile, and Wellington gets that zestful pleasure just right. (Picture book. 3-6)"

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1. Aunt Theo left...
Tuesday, 30 May 2006 2:15 pm

Will look forward to seeing the newest book, Pizza at Sallys. Loved the picture of Lydia..she grows prettier every day. Aunt Theo