The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Jenkins, Emily

Daffodil

32 pp. | Farrar/Foster | May, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-374-31676-7 $$16.00

(2) PS Illustrated by Tomek Bogacki. Daffodil and her sisters are identical triplets. At parties Violet always wears a violet dress, Rose wears pink, and Daffodil wears yellow--"sour, fake-cheerful yellow that reminded Daffodil of pee." One day Daffodil rebels, and--surprise--Violet and Rose declare their misery, too. The same friendly curves define both the typeset and the lively pictures, a design well matched to a story about bending the lines.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2004