Two things make this: the fact that her mother is a logger, and the part where she gets kissed by a bear and then they totally don't even follow up. ( )

I love this. The argument between the girl and her mother (I would WASH your clothes if I could FIND your clothes!) is so real - and the girl's rejoinder (You PROMISE you'll bring me a new shirt? You won't go to work and cut down a tree?) is priceless.

Of course, in classic Munsch fashion everything goes over the top. I never knew eagles and moose could read and kiss people! (Naturally, a moose kiss that covers you head to toe with green gunk is a LOT less gross than a BOY kiss, ew!) ( )

This book is a great example of a fantasy because all kinds of animals read Lacey's shirt and give her kisses, and animals don't read in real life. Lacey is a round character, and we know this because she began the day not wanting to wear the embarrassing shirt, but by the end of the day, she had grown to like it.

Media: Ink and wash with water color paint

This is a great example of Fantasy, because the things that happen in the book would not happen in real life. Lacey is met in the school yard and in the street by many animals that kiss her. We know that in real life, such large animals so close, would be dangerous. All of this resulted because she HAD to wear the shirt from her Grandma. Lacey is a round character in that we see many sides of her. At the beginning of the story she is frantic and frustrated and toward the end she begins to be happy and appreciative of her Grandma's gift. First we see Lacey with a dilemma: Nothing to wear! Then, the plot progresses as we see her make a plan and push through her fears and go to school. She ends up having a great day. The animal illustrations with pencil and watercolor are great. A fun, silly book that kids will love.

You could read this book just for fun. It would be appropriate to read to a classroom to help the students understand that sometimes things you don't want to do at first turn out to be great in the end. ( )