Daisy Gets Lost Explained
| Daisy Gets Lost |
| Author: | Chris Raschka |
| Illustrator: | Chris Raschka |
| Cover Artist: | Chris Raschka |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Children's picture book |
| Published: | 2013 (Schwartz & Wade Books) |
| Media Type: | Print (paperback) |
| Pages: | 32 (unpaginated) |
| Isbn: | 9780449817414 |
| Oclc: | 823927609 |
| Preceded By: | A Ball for Daisy |
Daisy Gets Lost is a 2013 children's picture book by Chris Raschka. It is a sequel of the 2011 book A Ball for Daisy and is about Daisy chasing a squirrel, becoming lost in a forest, but then being reunited with her owner.
Reception
In a starred review of Daisy Gets Lost Publishers Weekly wrote "Raschka again demonstrates his gift for visually capturing a sweeping range of feeling and emotion, from the gleam in the squirrel’s eye to Daisy’s wide-eyed alarm as she realizes her predicament."[1] Martha Parravano reviewing the book for The Horn Book Magazine suggested it be considered for the Caldecott Medal.[2]
Daisy Gets Lost has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[3] Common Sense Media,[4] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[5] School Library Journal,[6] and Booklist.[7]
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Library holdings of Daisy Gets Lost
Notes and References
- Web site: Daisy Gets Lost . August 26, 2013 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. April 24, 2019.
- Daisy Gets Lost (but hopefully not by the Caldecott committee) . As noted, Daisy Gets Lost is a companion book to a previous recent Caldecott winner. What are its chances this year? I sure “find” it distinguished. . Martha V. Parravano . Horn Book Guides . Media Source Inc. . October 13, 2013 . April 24, 2019.
- Web site: Daisy Gets Lost . The duckling Daisy in Jane Simmons’ Come Along, Daisy! (1998) may be more venturesome, but young children will readily identify with the mix of high spirits and vulnerability this Daisy, literally and figuratively fetching, displays. . August 15, 2013 . Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Media LLC . April 24, 2019.
- Web site: Daisy Gets Lost . Regan McMahon . Once again, author-illustrator Chris Raschka tells a layered, emotional story with very few words and spare, watercolor brushstrokes. . www.commonsensemedia.org . Common Sense Media Inc . April 24, 2019.
- December 2013 . Raschka, Chris. Daisy Gets Lost; written and illus. by Chris Raschka. . Deborah Stevenson . The lack of text (“Go get it, Daisy!,” calls for “Daisy!,” and Daisy’s desperate howl are the only words in the book), may make this a bit challenging to share with larger groups, but small groups and lap-sitters will enjoy figuring out the action from the pictures and narrating the events themselves. . The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . Johns Hopkins University Press . 67 . 4 . 234 . 10.1353/bcc.2013.0851 . 141999279 . April 24, 2019.
- Daisy Gets Lost . Whether a cautionary tale or one familiar to any pet owner, this book is a must for Daisy fans everywhere. . School Library Journal . Media Source Inc. . 2010 . April 24, 2019.
- Daisy Gets Lost . Daniel Kraus . That tag around Daisy's neck is a Caldecott Medal, which means this is one dog every library is going to want to bring home. . Booklist . American Library Association. April 24, 2019.
