There was never any doubt I would love Lulu's Mysterious Mission. I am a huge fan of Lulu. Take a look at my review of her first two outings - Lulu and the Brontosaurus and Lulu walks the dogs.
In this episode we have a new illustrator in Kevin Cornell but this does not detract from the fun. (Lane Smith illustrated the first two installments.)
"Lulu's dad explained that as much as they loved and adored their precious only child, they wanted to have - for the first time since they'd been parents - a private grown-ups-only vacation together. And that even though they wouldn't be having the kind of fun they had with her fabulous Lulu, they would be having a DIFFERENT kid of fun."
Mum and Dad are going and so Lulu will need a babysitter. Lulu is not happy. Let me say that another way Lulu is NOT happy. Lulu is a plotter and so she devises all sort of plans to drive this babysitter away. Oddly no matter how hard she tries Ms Solinsky is always one step ahead of her.
This book will make you laugh out loud. You will cheer for our hero Lulu and admire her amazing babysitter. Be warned you will probably read this book quite quickly then I recommend reading it all over again just for fun.
I love the use of white space, the whole page announcement of each chapter, the use of different fonts and even the colour of the paper!
"Eeny meeny miney mo, that babysitter's got to go
Hot or cold or sun or snow, that babysitter's got to go
Soon, not later; fast not slow, that babysitter's got to go
Up and down and to and fro, that babysitter's got to go
Forehead, belly, knee and toe, that babysitter's got to go
Ha-ha-ha and ho-ho-ho, that babysitter's GOT TO GO."
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