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When excitement over show-and-tell causes Fiona to miss a bathroom break, Felix reassures his embarrassed friend.

Fiona has no time today — not even to go to the bathroom. She is in a big hurry to show off the volcano she and Felix made for show-and-tell. Just as the volcano erupts . . . oops! If only she had stopped to use the bathroom when she needed to! Fiona believes that everyone will laugh about her accident for the next fifty years. But with the help of Felix, her teacher Miss B., and a classmate’s trick goldfish, Fiona learns that little accidents are quickly forgotten.

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ISBN-13:	9780763689827
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	01/02/2018
Series:	Felix and Fiona
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Rosemary Wells has written and/or illustrated more than 120 books for children and has received many awards. She is the author-illustrator of Stella’s Starliner and Love Waves, the creator of the beloved Max and Ruby stories, and the illustrator of My Very First Mother Goose and Here Comes Mother Goose, both edited by Iona Opie. Rosemary Wells lives in a small town in New England.

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With the steady and gentle hand that brought Max and Ruby to life, Wells imbues these guinea pigs with the complex human emotion of embarrassment and provides the kind and gentle response that brings relief. Children will hear the message that accidents will soon be forgotten. Compassion is also shown with the depiction of both boy and girl (guinea pig) symbols on the gender-neutral bathroom's door. In multiple ways, this is a refreshing representation of a nearly universal experience.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

This title offers an important and easily accessible message...Young readers will connect with Fiona’s situation and appreciate the reminder of not delaying a trip to the bathroom. A purposeful addition.
—School Library Journal

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01/01/2018
PreS-Gr 1—A child's excitement comes alive in the latest installment in Wells's series. Fiona and best friend, Felix, built a volcano to share during show-and-tell at school. While eating breakfast, all Fiona could talk about was their volcano. Before departing for school, her mother asks her one question, "Did you use the bathroom, dear?" Fiona answers, "Yes, yes, Mama!" Readers soon learn that Fiona did not tell the truth. She did not use the bathroom. Instead, she planned on using the bathroom when she arrived at school. However, circumstances beyond her control make it impossible to do so before their teacher, Miss B calls on them to make their presentation. As their volcano erupts, Fiona has an accident in front of the class. Embarrassed, she runs off to hide in the Harmony Corner, where Felix finds her. He and Miss B reassure her that accidents happen and no one will remember. This title offers an important and easily accessible message. However, the watercolor illustrations and use of mostly primary and secondary colors appear dated and unremarkable. VERDICT Young readers will connect with Fiona's situation and appreciate the reminder of not delaying a trip to the bathroom. A purposeful addition.—Maegen Rose, Collegiate School Library, New York City

School Library Journal

★ 2017-10-10
Everyone saw when Fiona had an accident. She should have gone to the bathroom sooner. Will her entire class laugh at her for the next 50 years?Searching the topic of toilet "accidents" in children's picture books, the cupboards seem bare in addressing the embarrassment of older children in a compassionate way. The shelves overflow with toddler books on potty training, giving up diapers, and the subject of poop. Wells' Felix and Fiona series has taken on bullying and lying and now tackles bladder issues. Show-and-tell is, of course, the most exciting day of the elementary school year. Fiona and Felix cannot wait to present the volcano they have built themselves. On every page, Fiona is given the opportunity to use the bathroom, which she declines time after time. The tension slowly builds until the volcano literally explodes. The mortified Fiona quarantines herself in shame. Felix finds her. With the steady and sympathetic hand that brought Max and Ruby to life, Wells imbues these guinea pigs with the complex human emotion of embarrassment and provides the kind and gentle response that brings relief. Children will hear the message that accidents will soon be forgotten. Compassion is also shown with the depiction of both boy and girl (guinea pig) symbols on the gender-neutral bathroom's door. In multiple ways, this is a refreshing representation of a nearly universal experience. (Picture book. 5-8.)

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