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stefaniejane's review against another edition
5.0
LOVE. Please everyone encourage imagination and play.
agudenburr's review against another edition
4.0
A very cute book about a girl who keeps ringing the doorbell as a different character. I LOVE that her mother played along with each new character Eleanor Sue came up with. The BEST part was the ending when they both dressed up like grandma and then grandma showed up! So funny and a great book to read one-on-one with a lower elementary child to encourage make believe play.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
Eleanor Sue loves Saturday because that is the day she plays dress-up. But Eleanor Sue doesn't simply throw on a sparkly dress to primp like a princess or a pair of flippers to swim like a frog. No, Eleanor Sue goes all out. She puts on a costume worthy of a local theater troupe, climbs out her window, rings the doorbell and converses with her mother as an entirely different person. The young girl does run into a spot of trouble when a "cat" visits the house and her mom runs upstairs to tell Eleanor Sue, but she manages to zip between the front door and the bedroom and then back again without losing her composure (or her tail). This silly story will appeal to young readers with vivid imaginations, although the lengthy text may not hold their attention and the gag feels a bit long.
mmattmiller's review against another edition
5.0
Quite possibly the best dedication page ever. One extra star just for that!
Super sweet story. Hopefully it will inspire children to continue to imagine and play without devices...
Super sweet story. Hopefully it will inspire children to continue to imagine and play without devices...
tashrow's review
5.0
Saturdays are the days that Eleanor Sue gets to do her favorite thing: dress up. So she dresses up, climbs out her window and knocks on the front door. When her mother opens the door, Eleanor Sue introduces herself as Mrs. McMuffins, the new neighbor. She is invited in for tea. Twenty minutes later, Eleanor Sue is back at the door as a witch. She is invited in for lunch. Then Eleanor Sue is a wise wizard, a ferocious bear, a delivery person, and a cat. Her next outfit is being dressed as a grandma, specifically her Grandma. But her mother may just get in on the act too, just in time for Grandma herself to appear and join the fun.
Tusa’s picture book is a delight. She shares not only the story of Eleanor Sue’s imaginative play but also a supporting mother and family who enjoy Eleanor Sue’s antics. The stories that Eleanor Sue tells as each character are a large part of the book, adding funny details that interplay between the various costumes. There is one fast-paced portion where Eleanor Sue has to hustle with costume changes that adds to the fun. As always with a Tusa book, the illustrations are beautifully done. She has a knack of capturing children at play complete with wrinkled, drooping cloth, and wry expressions.
Full of imagination and playfulness, this should be read while sipping tea. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
Tusa’s picture book is a delight. She shares not only the story of Eleanor Sue’s imaginative play but also a supporting mother and family who enjoy Eleanor Sue’s antics. The stories that Eleanor Sue tells as each character are a large part of the book, adding funny details that interplay between the various costumes. There is one fast-paced portion where Eleanor Sue has to hustle with costume changes that adds to the fun. As always with a Tusa book, the illustrations are beautifully done. She has a knack of capturing children at play complete with wrinkled, drooping cloth, and wry expressions.
Full of imagination and playfulness, this should be read while sipping tea. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
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