Julia Noonan

Julia Noonan uses rhymes and comparisons to tell this story. A girl has a well loved doll named Nellie. She lists all the good things about Nellie in rhymes. On her birthday she receives a new and fancier doll. She lists all the good things that she can do with the new doll the same way she did with Nellie. The new doll appears to be better than Nellie but when it is time for bed the girl cannot sleep unless she has Nellie with her. Noonan does a great job using examples to compare the two dolls.… (mer)

This book would be good for young children. The words are simple and there are not many on the page. Because the story is one children are familiar with, it is a good book to help children begin furthering their ability to read by providing them with a familiar story that has illustrations they can enjoy. Any one can enjoy the pictures in this book because they are full or color and are incredibly artistic. The pictures tell most of the story while the words are just there to help supplement them and help children both young and older enjoy the story.… (mer)