Lizzy McTizzy and the Busy Dizzy Day by Sarah Weeks, Lee Wildish
Published by HarperCollins on April 2nd 2019
ISBN: 0062442058
Pages: 32
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Lizzy McTizzy is excited to be invited to a birthday party.  It is time to go, but she is unable to find one of her shoes.  A complete search of the house ensues from her bedroom and  up into the attic, “Ah-CHOO!.  She finally solves the problem by putting on a red boot she finds and shows up at the party with two different pieces of footwear.  She still feels proud because “you have to be you”.  Weeks rhyming text flows quickly and smoothly which assists the reader in making it sound like Lizzy is in a tizzy.  Wildish’s illustrations are bright and cheery. Lizzy, has a large, bright red fluffy head of hair and various expressions as she explores all the places that her shoe could be hiding. Perspective is shown during the search by distance and body proportions.  The children have somewhat larger cartoon heads and smaller skinny bodies.  The party goers at the party are  racially diverse.   The font is easy to read and varies from questions, to descriptions to interjections of emotion.  Lizzy McTizzy would “find” a place in any 2-6 year old story time.

Reviewed by Sheila Dube, Springvale Public Library