Special Delivery, by Philip C. Stead
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Sadie is on her way to deliver an elephant to her Great-Aunt Josephine, who lives completely alone and can really use the company.
She tries everything from mailing the elephant to boarding a plane, a train, and an alligator to get to her aunt's home. Along the way she meets an array of interesting characters, including an odd postal worker and a gang of bandit monkeys, who all help her get where she is going.
This eccentric and hilarious story from Philip C. Stead, the author of the Caldecott-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee and illustrator Matthew Cordell will surprise and entertain from beginning to end.
Special Delivery, by Philip C. Stead- Amazon Sales Rank: #429122 in Books
- Brand: Stead, Philip Christian/ Cordell, Matthew (ILT)
- Published on: 2015-03-03
- Released on: 2015-03-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.75" h x .45" w x 10.82" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 40 pages
From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 2—How exactly does one deliver an elephant to a dear aunt "who lives almost completely alone and could really use the company"? Spunky young Sadie plans to send the pachyderm through the mail, but the wheelbarrow full of stamps required for the transaction makes her realize she needs another game plan. Undaunted, Sadie and the elephant travel by biplane, train, alligator and ice-cream truck to get to Great-Aunt Josephine, who as it turns out, doesn't really live almost completely alone thanks to Sadie. Watercolor and ink illustrations have a scratchy cartoonish quality reminiscent of James Stevenson that infuses the story with energy. From the "uh, oh" speech bubble hovering over the sputtering plane as Sadie realizes she's running out of gas to a train full of monkey bandits chowing down on bananas and canned beans, these two-page spreads are a comic delight, resulting in an engaging blend of perfectly paced adventure and visual humor. Add in a liberal use of exaggerated sound effects, and the outcome is a read-aloud winner sure to deliver laughs to young readers.—Teri Markson, Los Angeles Public Library
Review
“Colorful, expressive, detailed, and quirky.” ―Booklist
“. . . a read-aloud winnter sure to deliver laughs to young readers.” ―School Library Journal
“*Animal lovers and stamp collectors, especially but not exclusively, will be enthralled.” ―Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW
“It isn’t easy to sustain and control a story that unfolds with the speed and unpredictability that this one does, but Stead and Cordell―like Sadie herself―deliver the goods.” ―Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Philip C. Stead is the author of the 2011 Caldecott Medal book A Sick Day for Amos McGee. His book A Home for Bird received four starred reviews, while his most recent book, Hello, My Name Is Ruby, has earned three starred reviews. Philip lives with his wife, illustrator Erin E. Stead, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Matthew Cordell created Trouble Gum, published by Feiwel and Friends. He has also illustrated several picture books, including Mighty Casey by James Preller and the Justin Case series by Rachel Vail. He lives outside Chicago with his lovely wife, the author Julie Halpern, their adorable daughter, and their generally well-mannered cat.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Special Delivery By Sara In Special Delivery, Sadie is determined to send her Great-Aunt Josephine an elephant. Josephine, who lives almost completely alone, could really use the company. But mailing an elephant from the post office requires a lot of stamps, so Sadie must find another way. Thus begins an adventure including an airplane, an alligator guide, monkey bandits, and more. Readers are sure to fall for the precocious Sadie and her patient elephant companion while trying to guess what might happen next. Highly recommended!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Creative, imaginative picture book for animal lovers and travelers By Cecelia Larsen The days of sending physical letters in the mail are almost done (if not gone already), but I still wax nostalgic for “real mail.” It might have something to do with all of those international pen pals I kept in touch with as a preteen, and definitely has something to do with The Jolly Postman, still one of my favorite picture books ever. When I saw a picture book with a postage stamp cover, I had to take a look. I could keep Philip C. Stead’s Special Delivery on my coffee table forever, if only for Matthew Cordell’s fantastic illustrations.Sadie is determined to send her Great-Aunt Josephine an elephant, to alleviate her loneliness (of course! what a thoughtful grand-niece…). She first tries to send the elephant by post, but the amount of stamps needed more than fill a wheelbarrow – that won’t work! Sadie soon takes matters into her own (creative) hands, and she and the elephant travel far and wide by plane, train and ice cream truck, meeting many interesting creatures and characters along the way.In Special Delivery, Stead has created an outlandish adventure that will appeal to animal lovers and travelers alike. The narrative is a bit disjointed in parts, as Sadie and her elephant jump from one unlikely scenario to another. Some transitions and conversations are left to the imagination. That said, Stead’s story tickles the imagination, and will likely prompt the telling of other tall tales among its readers. It’s inspirational like that.The real star of this book? Matthew Cordell’s illustrations. They have a deliciously old-fashioned feel, in a style that reminded me of Bill Peet. Sadie is the main (human) character, but I found myself looking at the animals on each page first – their expressions as they have these unusual adventures are hilarious and spot-on. Other fun details in the art: Words made out of train smoke, stamps upon stamps, and the unexpected reunion scene at the end, when the reader finally learns the “real” story.Special Delivery does what the best picture books do so well: it inspires imagination and creativity, while telling a silly story that will spark questions and laughter. It may not have been my exact cup of tea, but it’s sure to become the favorite book of many children this year.Recommended for: young readers, and parents/teachers/interested adults looking for books that will speak to an adventurous spirit.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Delivering Humor & Whimsy By L. M. Keefer Sadie wants to deliver a surprise to her Great Aunt Josephine who lives alone and could really use the company. Will it go special delivery? Are there enough stamps to mail an elephant? How would you send an elephant to your Great Aunt? Will the elephant go by train, by airplane, with the help of a gum-chewing alligator? Once the elephant arrives at Great Aunt's house, the reader may be surprised. And so will that bubble gum chewing alligator. This book delivers a quirky tale and some fun illustrations. Young readers may be scratching their heads by the end of the book, but it should appeal to their humor. If you read it to a class, you can discuss what present you think your grandmother would like, if not an elephant, and draw a picture of it.
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