Review by Booklist Review
Gr. 2^-4. Three cousins live with their "wonderful" aunt in her marvelous old house in the Cobble Street Cousins series. Each cousin is identified by specific traits and ambitions, while their pretty, friendly aunt works at her flower shop. In the first book, In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen, Rosie, Lily, and Tess start their own cookie company, meet their colorful neighbors, and find a bashful boyfriend for Aunt Lucy. In A Little Shopping, the charming threesome surprise Aunt Lucy with a model of her shop, complete with "miniature teapots and tiny wheelbarrow and the sweetest little wicker chairs." Then, boyfriend Michael takes everyone out for ice cream. The delicate pencil-and-watercolor illustrations by Wendy Anderson Halperin fit the narrative perfectly and shine with interesting touches. Thinly plotted but filled with descriptive details, these stories are so "quaintly quaint" and cozy, they fairly squeak with cuteness, but they'll appeal to the intended audience, as this is pure young girl wish fulfillment. --Linda Perkins
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-4Nine-year-old cousins Lily, Rosie, and Tess are roommates in their aunt's home while their parents tour with a ballet company for a year. In A Little Shopping, the girls build a dollhouse replica of their aunt's flower shop to surprise her. In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen tells how the cousins decide to form a cookie company and meet a number of people in the community during their brief business adventure. Subplots involve playing cupid between their aunt and a customer and putting on a theatrical show for newfound friends. These titles fill the gap between easy readers and beginning chapter books. Halperin's soft pencil drawings scattered throughout add detail and just the right touch of fun to the stories. Sweet and refreshing, these books beg for a plate of freshly baked cookies and a comfortable reading chair.Pam Hopper Webb, Sandpoint Community Christian School, ID (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Three cousins spend a year living with their Aunt Lucy while their parents tour Europe with a ballet company. The girls get along beautifully, think of wonderful projects, and adore their aunt and her charming boyfriend. Even with an overdose of sweetness and little character development, the books contain much that will appeal to newly emergent girl readers. Halperin's delicate and detailed pencil drawings suit the tension-free stories. From HORN BOOK Spring 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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