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Although Marigold is excited to meet her new snail sister, Daisy, she becomes envious of the attention everyone gives her, but when Marigold reaches her breaking point and decides to run away, she discovers that Daisy may come in handy after all. No library descriptions found.
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Although I greatly enjoyed Zuill's previous forays - Wolf Camp and Dance Is for Everyone - into the world of picture-books, somehow I found that Marigold & Daisy just wasn't as appealing as I'd expected it to be. The text sometimes felt a little cluttered, especially in the case of the parental speech bubbles, with the endless "blah blahs," and the conclusion of the tale felt somewhat contrived. Somehow the bee didn't seem like enough of a threat to make Daisy's intervention really dramatic. The artwork was cute, but again, it didn't really stand out for me. Tastes vary, of course, and I would imagine that some readers will find this quite a winsome take on the classic theme of rivalry with a new sibling. For my part, I think there are better titles available - Wolfie the Bunny, Julius, the Baby of the World - and it is to them that I would recommend my fellow readers turn their attention, if searching for such stories. ( )