Synopses & Reviews
Bootsie Barker is a tiny terror who kicks dogs, sticks her tongue out, and throws temper tantrums. But when she turns her nastiness on her playmate, our young heroine gives Bootsie a good taste of her own medicine.
-- "Expressive drawings give this book unusual vitality....A natural for storytime". -- Booklist, starred review
-- "The story will be appreciated by all children ....The colorful drawings, filled with amusing detail, perfectly expresses the terroristic tactics and the narrator's frustrations .... A book that treats a common and often troubling situation with an entertaining but effective touch". -- School Library Journal, starred review "Uproariously illustrated.... Hilarious". -- Publishers Weekly
"The satisfaction of seeing a bully get her comeuppance is guaranteed to make a young reader's heart sing". -- Horn Book
Synopsis
Seeing bully Bootsie Barker get her comuppance is guaranteed to make young readers smile.
It's the worst when Bootsie Barker comes to my house. Bootsie's the one who pulls my hair and tears my books. She hates Charlene, my pet salamander. She says that I'm a turtle and she's a turtle-eating dinosaur.
Uh-oh, I think I hear a car pulling up. That's her now Eeek
"The colorful cartoon and wash drawings, filled with amusing detail, perfectly express the terroristic tactics and the narrator's frustration. When Bootsie is on a rampage, even the stuffed animals cover their eyes." --School Library Journal"
Synopsis
It's the worst when Bootsie Barker comes to my house. Bootsie's the one who pulls my hair and tears my books. She hates Charlene, my pet salamander. She says that I'm a turtle and she's a turtle-eating dinosaur.
Uh-oh, I think I hear a car pulling up. That's her now! Eeek!