No Swimming for Nelly
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Publisher Description
Nelly refuses to learn how to swim . . . until Grandma intervenes.
Nelly looks fabulous in her new swimsuit, so she wears it all the time--while riding her bike, playing basketball, eating at a fancy restaurant . . . even while sleeping.
But Nelly refuses to wear it for swimming. Grandma, a swimming champion, has other ideas. Finally Nelly, dipping one toe at a time, learns to float, blow bubbles, kick . . . and is on her way to becoming a champion swimmer herself!
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Again demonstrating his flair for creating endearing animal characters, Gorbachev (Pizza-Pie Snowman) gives a perennial picture-book motif a sweet tweak in this story starring an obstinate piglet. Tickled when her mother buys her a swimsuit a polka-dotted, skirted number with puffy bloomers Nelly beams with approval as she models it in front of the mirror. Her variable facial expressions comically convey her mood swings; smiling widely, she prances onto the beach, but she comes to a sudden halt at the water's edge, announcing, "No swimming for me." Gorbachev's loose, pen-and-ink and watercolor pictures provide a high-spirited contrast between Nelly's disdain for swimming and her fondness for her suit, which she wears for all occasions, day (biking, playing basketball) and night (dining at a fancy restaurant, sleeping). The story gains an additional dimension when Nelly and her mother visit Grandma, who has a collection of swimming trophies and knows just how to convince Nelly to put her new garment to proper use. This is a gentle, winsome tale about the rewards of well-placed trust and braving the unknown. Ages 4 8.
