Leslie Patricelli
Author of Potty (Leslie Patricelli board books)
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Works by Leslie Patricelli
Happy birthday 1 copy
Big Little Grande pequeno 1 copy
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- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of Washington (Communications)
School of Visual Concepts - Occupations
- advertising copywriter
animation designer
children's book author
children's book illustrator - Short biography
- Leslie Patricelli is the American writer and illustrator of many bestselling books for babies, elementary school children and tweens. Her books include internationally recognized titles. She is also the writer and illustrator of the "Rizzlerunk Club Series", and "The Patterson Puppies" series. She illustrated the Mini Myth series, as well.
Leslie Patricelli grew up in Issaquah, Washington close to Pine Lake. At college, Leslie Patricelli majored in communications at the University of Washington. She then became an advertising copywriter and illustrator. She worked as a contractor at Microsoft for seven years, where she created and animated many help characters, including Scuzz the Rat for Microsoft Bob, Power Pup for Office '97, and animated Rover the Dog for Windows XP. Patricelli took classes at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. She is married to drummer, Jason Vontver. She has three kids who are the basis for the little baby in many of her books. [adapted from Wikipedia, retrieved 3/4/2024] - Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Issaquah, Washington, USA
Ketchum, Idaho, USA - Map Location
- USA
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Leslie Patricelli's baby is back and this time it's baby's birthday! He/she is super excited to get a birthday present, which comes in a great big cardboard box. Baby and his/her new pal, a dog dubbed Oscar, take a flight of the imagination as they pretend play that the box is a sled, a robot, etc. and find other uses for the box (e.g., as a bed).
Like many of Patricelli's baby books, this is sure to be a hit with toddlers and even preschoolers. The baby is too adorable not to love and the show more story is sweet without being saccharine. I personally love that it extols the virtues of "toys" that can be used in a variety of ways, encouraging pretend play and thus creativity and imagination. Parents and other caregivers will immediately recognize (and probably chuckle at) the age-old "dilemma" of young children loving the gift's box as much (or sometimes even more) than the actual present.
This particular title is written in both English and Spanish, which is great for speakers of either language as well as those who speak one of them and want to learn the other. show less
Like many of Patricelli's baby books, this is sure to be a hit with toddlers and even preschoolers. The baby is too adorable not to love and the show more story is sweet without being saccharine. I personally love that it extols the virtues of "toys" that can be used in a variety of ways, encouraging pretend play and thus creativity and imagination. Parents and other caregivers will immediately recognize (and probably chuckle at) the age-old "dilemma" of young children loving the gift's box as much (or sometimes even more) than the actual present.
This particular title is written in both English and Spanish, which is great for speakers of either language as well as those who speak one of them and want to learn the other. show less
Leslie Patricelli, known for her hilarious board books and picture books, steps into the chapter book world with a brand new series: The Rizzlerunk Club.
Lily is attending a new school and she's super shy. What's even worse? First day nerves make her throw up. So much for ever making friends! The cool girls immediately ignore and laugh at her - and so does weird Darby. Darby just won't leave Lily alone and at first Lily can't stand her, but slowly they start to understand each other and show more become the founders of the Rizzlerunk Club, best buds under frogs, together forever.
At least, they were. Then Darby's old friend, Jill, reappears from England. Jill is exciting and has wild ideas - but she's also mean. Worst of all, Darby, free-spirited, don't-care-what-anyone-thinks Darby, does whatever Jill wants! If Lily wants her friend back, she'll have to make some hard decisions and find out whether or not she can stand up for Darby - and herself.
There is a LOT of friend drama crammed into these 270+ pages. Lily's family is supportive, but lets her make decisions on her own, appropriate to a fourth grader. Darby's family is a little harder to swallow and her sudden changes in character - going from not caring what anybody else thinks to following Jill's dangerous and mean ideas without thinking - may seem unrealistic, but anyone who has been around nine year old girls will just sigh and nod their heads. One minute their engaging in high school-like cliques, the next they're catching frogs. Yup.
Verdict: This is funny, engaging, and relatable. It will make readers laugh and maybe reconsider some of their own friendships. But... will it find readers? It feels young, aimed at third and fourth graders. At nearly 300 pages though, even with cartoons and fairly large text, it's going to daunt most young readers. Still, fluent readers will have no problems with it. I recommend this to fans of Ivy + Bean and Julie Bowe.
ISBN: 9780763651046; Published February 2018 by Candlewick; Borrowed from another library in my consortium show less
Lily is attending a new school and she's super shy. What's even worse? First day nerves make her throw up. So much for ever making friends! The cool girls immediately ignore and laugh at her - and so does weird Darby. Darby just won't leave Lily alone and at first Lily can't stand her, but slowly they start to understand each other and show more become the founders of the Rizzlerunk Club, best buds under frogs, together forever.
At least, they were. Then Darby's old friend, Jill, reappears from England. Jill is exciting and has wild ideas - but she's also mean. Worst of all, Darby, free-spirited, don't-care-what-anyone-thinks Darby, does whatever Jill wants! If Lily wants her friend back, she'll have to make some hard decisions and find out whether or not she can stand up for Darby - and herself.
There is a LOT of friend drama crammed into these 270+ pages. Lily's family is supportive, but lets her make decisions on her own, appropriate to a fourth grader. Darby's family is a little harder to swallow and her sudden changes in character - going from not caring what anybody else thinks to following Jill's dangerous and mean ideas without thinking - may seem unrealistic, but anyone who has been around nine year old girls will just sigh and nod their heads. One minute their engaging in high school-like cliques, the next they're catching frogs. Yup.
Verdict: This is funny, engaging, and relatable. It will make readers laugh and maybe reconsider some of their own friendships. But... will it find readers? It feels young, aimed at third and fourth graders. At nearly 300 pages though, even with cartoons and fairly large text, it's going to daunt most young readers. Still, fluent readers will have no problems with it. I recommend this to fans of Ivy + Bean and Julie Bowe.
ISBN: 9780763651046; Published February 2018 by Candlewick; Borrowed from another library in my consortium show less
In this book, Patricelli illustrates two basic emotions that happen to be opposites - happiness and sadness. Each spread contains the words "baby happy" and "baby sad" and are illustrated by complementary pictures. For instance, one spread illustrates "baby happy" with the baby holding a red balloon and then portrays "baby sad" with the balloon flying away. The text is thus very simple and rather basic, although a parent or caregiver could expand upon it by giving a more detailed explanation show more of why the baby is happy or sad in each picture (i.e., 'Look the baby is happy because he's holding a balloon. Oh no! He let go of the string and the balloon flew away. Now the baby is sad.'). Using exaggerated facial expressions for each emotional state is a good idea to reinforce the meaning. This book could be helpful when teaching young children about emotions and being able to articulate their feelings, especially the youngest children who are still working on building a simple vocabulary to express themselves, rather than simply crying or resorting to tantrums. The toddlers in my class are on the older end and already have those language skills, but they still enjoyed this book, despite it being rather basic. show less
This board book goes above the call of duty. It is the perfect size for small hands and made of cardboard to withstand all sorts of adventures, but like Leslie Patricelli’s other books it is also laugh-out-loud funny. Each spread shows a baby eating something “yummy,” such as spaghetti, facing an illustration of baby eating a similar “yucky” thing, like worms. Other pairs include chocolate sauce/hot sauce, cheese/ear wax, and cake/too much cake.
The narrative is extremely simple. show more For example, “Blueberries are yummy. Blue crayons are yucky.” Illustrations are cartoonish and vibrantly colored and the baby’s facial expressions will convince you of the yumminess or yuckiness of each “food.” Some families may take offense to the sometimes vulgar yucky items, such as boogers and kitty litter. It may also not be appropriate for families with children who are allergic to or choose not to eat some of the yummy foods for health or ethical reasons.
Yummy Yucky is recommended for public libraries that collect board books and serve patrons three and under. It is also recommended for purchase by families that find the yummy/yucky choices acceptable, especially if baby insists on tasting yucky things. show less
The narrative is extremely simple. show more For example, “Blueberries are yummy. Blue crayons are yucky.” Illustrations are cartoonish and vibrantly colored and the baby’s facial expressions will convince you of the yumminess or yuckiness of each “food.” Some families may take offense to the sometimes vulgar yucky items, such as boogers and kitty litter. It may also not be appropriate for families with children who are allergic to or choose not to eat some of the yummy foods for health or ethical reasons.
Yummy Yucky is recommended for public libraries that collect board books and serve patrons three and under. It is also recommended for purchase by families that find the yummy/yucky choices acceptable, especially if baby insists on tasting yucky things. show less
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