The Lady with the Ship on Her Head
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The Lady with the Ship on Her Head
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Madame Pompenstance decides to decorate her hair with seashells in a desperate attempt to win the prize for the Best Headdress at the Fancy Dress B... read full description

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Oct 29, 2009
Ann rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I fell in love with this book when I was young and saw it on Reading Rainbow, and I'm thrilled that the love is still here so many years later!

This little treasure is filled with fun, both in writing (the names of all the women are hilarious!) and illustrations (I adore the illustrations! If for nothing else than this poor woman's hair looks like waves on the hull of the ship! Brilliant!)

The story is about Madame Pompenstance, who wishes that she could finally win " More...
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Oct 08, 2009
Abigail rated it: 3 of 5 stars
When Madame Pompenstance takes a stroll on the beach one morning, distracted by thoughts of that night's Fancy Dress Ball, and her (slim) chances of winning the Medal of Honor for Best Headdress, a miniature ship sails right off the sea and onto her head! So begins a hilarious day, as Madame's unusual head-gear brings her unexpected good luck at Ball and Hoops, the Countess of Eclair's afternoon card game, and (of course!) the Ball...

It's a shame I never encountered The Lady With the More...
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Oct 08, 2009
Kathryn rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I LOVED this on "Reading Rainbow" when I was younger and it was quite a lot of fun to read it again now, not to mention the nostalgic appeal! The illustrations are so humorous and full of delicious (period) details, and the story is just a hoot! I mean, how can she not know there is a ship on her head!?!?!? ;-p And, let's not even bother to question how there can be a little ship with a miniature crew sailing about along the French coast! ;-> Yet, it highlights the very real ab More...
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Jan 29, 2009
Photogirl rated it: 5 of 5 stars
One of my absolute favorite books as a child.
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