I'm gonna climb a mountain in my patent leather shoes
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Contributors
Avril, Lynne, 1951- Illustrator
Published
New York, NY : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Status
Central - Kids Picture Books
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Description

Sadie is all set for her family’s rustic camping trip—she’s packed her favorite patent leather shoes, ballerina skirt, and other stylish accessories in her sparkly suitcase—everything a girl needs in order to have an adventure! Especially when she thinks Bigfoot is on the loose. Along with her brother, Sadie searches for clues, crawls through a cave, swims down a river, and climbs a mountain. Will she be able to catch the mysterious monster with her lasso of pearls and magic gold wand? Sadie proves that girly girls can get their hands dirty and be brave, too! Lyrical text is complemented by bright and lively illustrations, and Sadie’s fearlessness will leave readers ready to grab their satin capes and head out on their own adventures!Praise for I'm Gonna Climb a Mountain... "This enthusiastic take on girl power embraces having it all—with both strength and style." --School Library Journal "Singer's story crackles with humor and attitude, its driving rhythms making it an infectious read-aloud. Avril's busy illustrations, using pastel chalk over a pencil outline, display a range of bright colors and have a slightly dreamy cast, as if they came right out of Sadie's head. So can a girl rough it in ruffles? Silly question." --Kirkus Reviews

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color ; 29 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781419703362, 1419703366

Notes

Description
Sadie is all-girl, but she does not let that-- or her wardrobe-- stop her from enjoying a family camping trip as she helps pitch the tent in "fancy ruffled pants" and looks for Bigfoot while wearing a tutu.

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Published Reviews

School Library Journal Review

PreS-The main character of this rhyming picture book, Sadie, combines her love for ultra-feminine fashion and the great outdoors in one big family camping trip: "Today we're going camping./Can't wait til we get there!/I'm thrilled about the things we'll do./.and what I'm going to wear!" Pastel chalk and pencil outlines keep the visuals soft and delicate, while the text portrays Sadie as empowered and adventurous. She pitches the pup tent in ruffled pants, hunts for Bigfoot in a ballerina skirt, swims in her flowered underwear, and fantasizes about capturing Bigfoot by lassoing him with her seven strings of pearls. Along with the threat of Bigfoot, her little brother is never far out of the picture vacillating between frustration and wonder at his sister's unique and bold take on the camping experience. This enthusiastic take on girl power embraces having it all-with both strength and style.-Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Horn Book Review

To Sadie a family camping trip requires the basic supplies: patent leather shoes, sparkly suitcase, ruffled pants, tutu, satin cape, etc. All that finery doesn't stop her from climbing, exploring, swimming, hunting for Big Foot, and having a great time. The feisty rhyming text and spirited mixed-media illustrations feature a girly-girl who's not afraid to get her white gloves dirty. (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Kirkus Book Review

A little girl takes all her feminine favorites on a camping trip. Peppy Sadie, who has impossibly big red hair, narrates her adventure in bouncy iambic verse. "Today we're going camping," she declares, and lickety-split she starts packing. She'll absolutely need her pink ballet costume, her patent leather shoes and her tiara, for starters. Even though Sadie's decked out in frills, she can still help pitch the pup tent and help with other chores, like gathering huckleberries. Things go a bit amiss when a chipmunk makes off with the purple party bag that Sadie was using to gather the berries, and her white gloves get dirty. But no matter; Sadie's imagination takes over. As she climbs the mountain in those patent leather shoes, she pictures herself capturing Bigfoot with her seven strings of pearls and swimming in the river in her flowered underwear. (She forgot her bathing suit.) That night, with only the campfire to illuminate them, Sadie pretends to protect the family from Bigfoot, played by her brother with a growl and a frown. Singer's story crackles with humor and attitude, its driving rhythms making it an infectious read-aloud. Avril's busy illustrations, using pastel chalk over a pencil outline, display a range of bright colors and have a slightly dreamy cast, as if they came right out of Sadie's head. So can a girl rough it in ruffles? Silly question. (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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School Library Journal Reviews

PreS—The main character of this rhyming picture book, Sadie, combines her love for ultra-feminine fashion and the great outdoors in one big family camping trip: "Today we're going camping./Can't wait til we get there!/I'm thrilled about the things we'll do…/…and what I'm going to wear!" Pastel chalk and pencil outlines keep the visuals soft and delicate, while the text portrays Sadie as empowered and adventurous. She pitches the pup tent in ruffled pants, hunts for Bigfoot in a ballerina skirt, swims in her flowered underwear, and fantasizes about capturing Bigfoot by lassoing him with her seven strings of pearls. Along with the threat of Bigfoot, her little brother is never far out of the picture vacillating between frustration and wonder at his sister's unique and bold take on the camping experience. This enthusiastic take on girl power embraces having it all—with both strength and style.—Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Singer, M., & Avril, L. (2014). I'm gonna climb a mountain in my patent leather shoes . Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Singer, Marilyn and Lynne Avril. 2014. I'm Gonna Climb a Mountain in My Patent Leather Shoes. New York, NY: Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Singer, Marilyn and Lynne Avril. I'm Gonna Climb a Mountain in My Patent Leather Shoes New York, NY: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Singer, M. and Avril, L. (2014). I'm gonna climb a mountain in my patent leather shoes. New York, NY: Abrams Books for Young Readers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Singer, Marilyn, and Lynne Avril. I'm Gonna Climb a Mountain in My Patent Leather Shoes Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.

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