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Big Day on the River | 
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| Author: Sarah Wilson
Creator: Randy Cecil
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1594856
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 8.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 0805067876
EAN: 9780805067873
ASIN: 0805067876
Publication Date: April 1, 2003
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Product Description
A little girl looks forward to her first solo raft ride on the river, but her well-meaning relatives don’t want to leave her alone.
At dawn, Willie danced her way to the river, joyful to be alone and grinning ear-to-ear.
“Yow-eee!” she shouted. “My first day out on the Wallawatchee, and nobody’s here to tell me what to do or how to do it!”
Willie can’t wait to take her raft out on the river for the first time. Her loving relatives want her to have a wonderful trip, so they load the raft with everything she might need: watermelons and lemonade, sun umbrellas and warm blankets, and even a camp stove. There’s hardly enough room left for Willie!
But this resourceful girl isn’t about to let anything sink her plans—not even her wonderful family. She’ll have her own riotous river adventure yet!
Bestselling author Sarah Wilson has created an irresistible story about a spunky little girl’s first steps toward independence.
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A Joyful Down-Home River Trip February 3, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Vivid acrylic gouache illustrations and sparkling prose highlight this funny, clever book about a "skinny-legs-tall girl's almost spoiled rafting trip down the "Wallawatchee." Just as she's celebrating her imminent launch from the dock, (along with two duck pals), Willie's extended (as in "large- extended") family prance down the dock bringing her provisions that threaten to overload her raft, and country dialect, similes, and metaphors for the reader's delight:
Gramma Clementia brings a bag of apples: "It's a long-toed river out there. You'll be hungry as a hound by midmorning!"
Gramma Emmaline brings a watermelon. "The watermelon was heavier than a full grown-raccoon in a washtub."
Some of the men happen to bring smelly items--even the ducks hold their noses: An umbrella "as tall as a beanpole" which might have some dirty socks within it,and a horse blanket which may have some horse hair. The raft loads up more and more as Uncle Binderbus and Uncle Mumpford, respectively, bring a bicycle and a chair. Calamity ensues as the raft goes under ("fortunately the water was shoulder-high-shallow) and the givers focus on getting back their supplies. There's a very happy ending, and overall, a very lightly presented lesson for the overly solicitous.
The narrative, dialogue, and pictures are just flat-out fun. (You may find yourself doing a little regional dialect yourself after reading this one.) It's great fun to read silently and especially to others. The large format illustrations and exaggerated portraits give the book a tall-tale feeling but within a familiar context. Sarah Wilson and Randy Cecil have concocted one of the most enjoyable books I've read all year; it's a very down-home yarn that's sure to please.
A completely delightful picture book story June 10, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Big Day On The River is a completely delightful picture book story about a young girl who sometimes feels a bit squeezed by her large family, and her determination to enjoy a river adventure. Playful color illustrations by Randy Cecil perfectly showcase the upbeat text by Sarah Wilson, -- and lots of splashing make for an upbeat and thoroughly fun-filled read for children ages 4 to 7!
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