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NO ONE likes bedtime, and Itsy Mitsy has had quite enough. So tonight's the night she's running away to the perfect place where there are no more bedtimes ever (not even one). But running away isn't as easy as it seems. There's a lot to pack: Mitsy's friendliest dinosaur Mister Roar; a snack for Mister Roar; her dog, Pupcake, to keep the bedtime beasties away from said snack; the list goes on and on. But with a helpful Dad who makes sure Mitsy doesn't leave anything behind--especially not him--Mitsy might want to run away tomorrow night, too.
Author Notes
Elanna Allen lives in New York with her husband and sons, where she writes and illustrates children's books and designs characters for television. She wrote and illustrated Itsy Mitsy Runs Away and has created characters for Disney, Nickelodeon, and PBS. Stop by and say hi at ElannaAllen.com .
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-Itsy Mitsy, a small girl in bright green pajamas, hates bedtime and decides to run away. Although her dad is sorry to see her go, he decides to "help." He suggests a variety of things that she will need to pack including Mister Roar, her stuffed dinosaur. Dinosaurs need to be fed, however, so Mitsy raids the refrigerator and heads off again, but not before Dad reminds her of the "bedtime beasties," so Mitsy packs "her ferocious dog, Puptart" (he looks anything but), for protection. And so it goes until Mitsy has packed the entire house, including Dad, to head off to where there are no bedtimes. Her joy in finding such a place is short-lived, though, and she soon falls asleep with one giant snore. The bright, minimalist cartoon illustrations are rendered in pencil with digital color, primarily using greens, yellows, and oranges. This entertaining story will appeal to any children who have fought against the dreaded bedtime.-Roxanne Burg, Orange County Public Library, CA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Mitsy may be itsy, but she has no shortage of energy or determination. She's also a sartorial standout, wearing lime green, dinosaur-style footie/hoodie pajamas and bright orange goggles. But what matters most is that she intends to run away to "the perfect place where there is no bedtime ever, not even one." And she will-it's just that Dad keeps making excellent suggestions about things she should add to her suitcase. Told she'll need a friend, she packs her stuffed dinosaur. Told she'll need a snack, she packs the contents of the refrigerator. Eventually, she's packed her entire house, yard and all, and even Dad, because, as she points out with her remaining patience, "Little girls don't mow lawns. Grown-ups do!" Debut talent Allen, an animator and character designer, has a breezy drawing style and a cheery disdain for logic reminiscent of 1950s-era cartoons. Backgrounds are lightly sketched, scary "bedtime beasties" appear as dotted outlines, and Mitsy's declarations often appear in prim, vintage-looking borders. Yet the freewheeling art stays anchored by Allen's very funny text, which combines rhythmic, cumulative passages with Mitsy's irreverent, precocious voice. Ages 3-7. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
A little girl named Mitsy is so averse to bedtime that she decides to run away. Her father's attempts to remind her of all she will miss backfire: by book's end, Mitsy has literally packed the entire house--including Dad. All this plays well, as do the comical illustrations featuring a pint-sized tot with a larger-than-life personality. (c) Copyright 2011. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
(Picture book. 2-6)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
No more bedtime. I'm gone. From the first page, featuring an image of a fuming kid who cycles across the room and runs away at bedtime, this lively story will draw young preschoolers with its cumulative farce and sense of rebellion. As understanding Dad helps the little girl pack, he warns her about what she will need: first a friend, so she packs he. friendliest dinosau. toy; then snacks for her dinosaur, so she packs food; then a ferocious dog to guard the snacks that she just packed for the dinosaur; and so on. The scenarios get wilder and wilder with each page turn, and the fantasy is extended in the hilariously detailed, pencil-and-digital illustrations, which lead up to spreads showing the girl packing a lamp, which needs an electrical outlet, so she carries the house on her back, but then she needs Dad to mow the lawn, so she packs him, too. Underlying the laughs, it's the girl's warm bond with her father that forms the heart of this high-spirited story.--Rochman, Haze. Copyright 2010 Booklist