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Summary
Summary
A sweet, funny picture book from two-time Newbery Honoree Patricia Reilly Giff
Patti Cake has a new doll.
Her name is On Sale.
She's afraid of the dark - just like Patti Cake.
Patti Cake also has a dog named Tootsie, who makes a big mess out of everything!
Tootsie gets On-Sale all smudgy with nail polish and sticky cake.
But when Tootsie comes into their dark new room that night to tell On-Sale she is sorry, everything begins to feel right.
Author Notes
Patricia Reilly Giff was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 26, 1935. She knew she wanted to be a writer, even as a little girl. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Marymount College, a Master's of Arts from St. John's University, and a Professional Diploma in Reading and a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hofstra University.
After she graduated from college, she taught in the public schools in New York City until 1960 and then in the public schools in Elmont, New York from 1964 until 1971. She then became a reading consultant before finally, at the age of 40, deciding to write a book. She also worked as an educational consultant for Dell Yearling and Young Yearling Books and as an advisor and instructor to aspiring writers. Her first book, Today Was a Terrible Day, was published in 1980. She is the author of more than 100 children's books, as well as a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers.
Together with her husband, Giff opened "The Dinosaur's Paw," a children's bookstore named after one of her own stories. She is the author of the Polk Street School books. Lily's Crossing, about the homefront during World War II, was named a Newberry Honor Book by the American Library Association as well as an ALA Notable Book for Children. The novel also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. Her companion book to Lily's Crossing, Genevieve's War, won a 2018 Christopher Award. Pictures of Hollis Woods was also named a Newberry Honor Book and Nory Ryan's Song was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
Patricia Reilly Giff died on June 22, 2021. She was 86.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (5)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Patti Cake has a big girl bedroom now, but it's pretty intimidating ("No one slept in that big bed but me. Even Tootsie"-the dog-"slept in the hall"). So when she finds a doll in a shop that looks a little vulnerable, too (it has a smudge on one cheek, and Patti Cake confides, "Sometimes I get a little smudgy"), she sees an opportunity to become a competent caretaker-only to be met with disaster at every turn. Giff's (the Fiercely and Friends series) heroine is undeniably adorable-there's her name, for starters, and her expressions like "greatly dark" and "whooshly cake"-though at times she comes across more like an adult's idea of a girl rather than a true peer for readers. Bryant (Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods) fares better with her straightforward visual storytelling and warm, softly textured watercolor and pencil drawings. She gives the action needed momentum while subtly reassuring readers that the center holds even when chaos breaks out. Ages 3-5. Author's agent: George Nicholson, Sterling Lord Literistic. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Since Patti has her "own new room," her babysitter (readers may wonder if Patti has parents) promises her a "new-room present," and at a store the next day Patti chooses a doll. Patti's narration is engaging, but the threads--coping with fear of the dark, protecting the doll from Patti's dog--seem slack. The illustrations exude calm, even during dog-initiated turbulence. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Babysitter Bella treats Patti Cake to a doll in honor of her new room and big bed. Patti dubs the smudgy toy On-Sale (for her status in the store) and brings her home, hoping to clean her up and embellish her with a nail polish belly button. The makeover careens from messy to disastrous when Patti's dog crashes into a celebratory cake, but by evening Patti is no longer afraid of her greatly dark room now that On-Sale and her pooch can keep her company. Giff addresses Patti's fears in a matter-of-fact manner that acknowledges the problem without making it worse. Patti always accepts that she will sleep in her new room; that she is able to work through her issues without trauma is a tribute to her good nature and her understanding caregiver. Bryant's watercolor-and-colored-pencil illustrations depict Patti in pink and purple and reflect Giff's upbeat tone and laid-back humor. Give this one to parents helping their toddlers with new bed and darkness issues.--Weisman, Kay Copyright 2010 Booklist
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-A new bedroom, a new doll, and a mischievous dog create a simple tale about growing up. The first night in her big-girl room leaves Patti Cake lonely and uncertain as not even the dog will sleep in the "greatly dark." Her babysitter takes her on a "new-room" shopping trip, and Patti Cake chooses a slightly soiled doll that she mistakenly thinks is named On-Sale. What follows is an activity-filled day consisting of pink-nail-polish belly buttons, a doll-bathing experience gone wrong, and a celebration interrupted by the dog. On the second night in her new room, Patti Cake is more comfortable with her doll and her forgiven pooch nearby, while even the moon makes an appearance to lighten the mood. Large, sweet illustrations with ample white space show both a smiley child and her bedroom decked out in purples and pinks. Girls who are venturing into a new sleeping situation may find comfort in this reassuring story.-Maryann H. Owen, Children's Literature Specialist, Mt. Pleasant, WI (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Giff's rather wordy text about a little girl moving to a new room and a big bed may fail to keep young readers engaged, but Bryant's watercolor-andcolored-pencil illustrations add a touch of sweet humor. Patti Cake, dressed in a mix of pink and purple, is excited to get her very "own new room," but when she goes to bed, the "greatly dark" space feels lonely. Unflappable babysitter Bella responds to this news with a trip to Mr. Herman's Everything Store, where Patti Cake finds a doll with "frizzly hair and blush on one cheek." When they get home, she discovers that the doll does not even have a belly button. A quick flick of a nail-polish brush seems to do the trick. Readers can foresee what happens next. The nail-polish spills; Patti Cake arouses Tootsie the dog from her nap in the bathtub; Tootsie tracks nail-polish paw prints all over. The spread with a close-up of the alarmed pup charms. After yet more mishaps, it is finally bedtime, and Patti Cake, the doll and Tootsie curl up in the no-longer-lonely room. Giff's text both runs long and strains too hard to achieve a toddler voice; Patti Cake's too-cute, declarative narration grows wearisome. Books on moving to a bigger bed abound; this title does little to set itself apart. (Picture book. 3-5)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
