Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Actress Moore's exuberant heroine with strawberry-red freckles and hair is back in this second outing. A bright palette and a classic cartoon feel should prove eye-catching, as Freckleface navigates the world of playground activities: "She plays four square and jump rope-good. She plays tetherball-okay." Conjuring her inner purple monster helps her to overcome her fear of the dreaded dodgeball and make friends with a bully. Those with dodgeball-related trauma may relate, though the bully is none too scary, and Freckleface gets over her fear pretty easily. Ages 3-8. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-Freckleface Strawberry returns with a solid dose of imaginative fantasy to bolster her confidence. The little redhead now faces DODGEBALL-"Scary dodgeball,/Hairy dodgeball," and formidable Windy Pants Patrick. The resident terror of the early-morning program is noisily frightening, aggressive, big, and fast, especially with dodgeball in hand. After he eliminates all standing students, Freckleface Strawberry calls on her inner monster and overcomes her fear of both ball and bully. "ROAR! I'm a monster, and I don't care!" Bold cartoon-inked graphics are large and full of activity, and the pictures of the bully show that he is truly one to avoid. Freckleface Strawberry appears somewhat scary herself when pretending to be a monster, but young children may relate to her as she finds her strengths.-Mary Elam, Learning Media Services Plano ISD, TX (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
In this follow-up to Freckleface Strawberry, the spunky redheaded protagonist must contend with Windy Pants Patrick, whose bullying makes rainy-day indoor dodgeball games a source of dread. Moore's effort is sturdier this time around: the plotting is deft and doesn't seem over-tethered to personal experience. Once again, Pham's digitally colored brush-pen art gets to the heart of Freckleface's troubles. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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