Davy's Summer Vacation

by Brigitte Weninger, Eve Tharlet (Illustrator)

Overview

When Davy hears about his friend Wendy Wildgoose’s wonderful vacation at the beach, he wants to go too.

But he and his family can’t fly like geese and their wagon is too weak to carry their luggage, so the beach is out. But Davy takes the family on a wonderful trip that is just as fun!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735842786
Publisher:	NorthSouth Books
Publication date:	06/05/2018
Series:	Davy , #6
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	590L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Brigitte Weninger was born in Kufstein, Austria, and spent twenty years working as a kindergarten teacher before turning to writing full-time. She has since published more than sixty books, which have been translated into forty languages and received numerous awards. She continues to be heavily involved in promoting literacy, writing, and storytelling. She lives in Kufstein.

Eve Tharlet was born in France but spent much of her childhood in Germany. After graduating from the Superior School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, France, she began working as a freelance illustrator in 1981 and quickly received international acclaim. Her big breakthrough came with the series about Davy, the cute and cheeky bunny, which propelled her name around the world.

Editorial Reviews

Sometimes, with a little creativity, you can have a grand time doing something that is not exactly what you dreamed of, but that ends up being wonderful all the same.

Through the Looking Glass Book Review - Marya Jansen-Gruber

"The lovely illustrations perfectly capture Davy and his family and the love they share."

Youth Services Book Review

2018-03-18
The vacation that Davy and his family take isn't what they'd hoped for; it's better.Captivated by the vivid picture a friend paints of her family's vacation, bunny Davy persuades his parents to embark on an exciting trip, too. The family packs seemingly everything they possess. Bad idea, considering that the overload breaks their wagon; an alternative suggestion to mail their belongings to their destination is discarded: too expensive. Davy's siblings are bereft that their summer plans appear kaput, but the sight of a leaf gives Davy inspiration. He leads his family on a long trek through a beautiful natural landscape, allowing them to see "many new things" along the way—exactly the vacation experience they'd all wanted. Happily, the hike ends at a lush "magic spring" where everyone can swim, play in the warm sand, and enjoy a picnic—and which all acknowledge is a "real vacation paradise." Davy explains the location was once Grandpa's favorite childhood oasis (though both Mother and Father seem to be oddly ignorant of this), and the family makes plans to return soon to this idyllic spot. There's not much plot in this thin, unoriginal story, but readers who yearn for vacation adventures will relate. The lively illustrations feature a close-knit, happy, expressive rabbit family of different sizes and hues. Double-page spreads preceding and following the narrative depict rambunctious activity.A somewhat bland addition to the summer-vacation canon. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews