Rachel Fister's Blister

by Amy MacDonald, Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)

Oh, my! What to do with Rachel Fister's Blister? In the humorous manner of a classic Dr. Seuss story, the answer reveals itself.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Humor, Storytime

Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Amy MacDonald is an American author of children's books. Her works include Little Beaver and the Echo, which has been translated into many languages around the world, and Rachel Fister's Blister. Her first book, a satire of Jill Krementz's children's books, was A Very Young Housewife.

Reviews

[Tatiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book that must be read-aloud to children, Rachel Fister's Blister by Amy McDonald is a darling tale about the many suggested cures for a little girl's blistered toe. The illustrations are scribbled sketches that perfectly fit the chaotic storyline. For coming up with the ultimate solution, the Queen is the smarest in the land, but mom will always be the best at making a boo-boo go away. It's one for my F.C.L.P.(Future Classroom Library Pile) for sure.

[Hbc · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is so fun to read and my 2.5 year old daughter loves to hear it. I also love that the main characters are female and the hero in the end (the queen - female) is described as very smart. The doctor in the book is also female, although it's a little hard to tell b/c of the old-fashioned illustrations. PS- I have not listened to the cassette part so I can't comment on that.

[Heather Knight]

This book is about a little girl named Rachel who gets a blister on her toe. Her mother sees the blister and gets really concerned about it. She proceeds to ask everyone she can think for advice on how to get rid of the blister. They tried everything from band-aids to lemonade and nothing made Rachel feel better. Eventually they get the idea to call the queen and ask for her advice.

I thought this book was really cute. I thought the illustrations could have been better, but the story flowed really well and a had a cute concept.

This book would be a great resource to use for teaching a rhyming lesson.

[Délice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely delightful story and beautiful illustrations!!

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rachel found a little blister on her little toe. This fun rhyming story takes the reader through all the silly ideas people came up with to help cure Rachel's blister. Cute ending. Fun illustrations.

[Anastasia Tuckness · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun, rhyming, romp of a picture book.

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 6nyear old grandgirl loves this story.

[Maureen · Rating 5 out of 5]

An idiom for this story would be: Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.

[Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rachel finds a blister on her toe and after her mother can’t rid of it, she enlists in the whole community to come to help Rachel get rid of the blister. Join the priest, Rachel’s mother, her brothers, and others in the search for the cure of the toe blister. They all offer advice of how to cure the blister; from drinking tea, to pouring broccoli on it, to mixing between ice and heat. In the end, it’s up to the Queen to offer her advice. Read this funny, engaging poem and see if the Queen’s advice helps in getting rid of the blister.
I would use this book when dealing with poetry in the classroom. This is a fun book that is unique in that it tells a story in poem format of something you normally wouldn't read about. I think this book would be engaging for the students to read and would also provide them of examples of matching the illustrations to the story. I think to incorporate this book into my classroom I would read it aloud and then have students create their own poem about something that may not normally be written about, much like a blister.
This to me is a WOW book because i just think it is so great/amusing that there was a poetry book written about a young girl’s blister on her toe. The book is so intriguing and engaging for students or anyone to read. I think that the illustrations are chaotic much like the wording and plot of the story, so it just adds to the excitement of the book.

[Rachel Fister]

"Rachel Fister's Blister" has always held a special place in my heart, and I think the title explains why. I have owned this book for as long as I can remember, and even have 2 copies signed by the author. This story is about a little girl named Rachel Fister who found a blister on her little left hand toe. The story is funny and wacky, and written in rhymes, which makes it fun for any child to listen to. The illustrations look like they were done with paints. They follow along with the story very well and help visually show the children all the wackiness that it happening with the turn of every page. The whole story revolves around her family, friends, police, firemen, etc. trying to make it feel better. Eventually, the Fister's ask Queen Alice what they should do, and she tells them "use your lips." While the queens advice leaves everyone stumped as to what she means, it is Mrs. Fister who understands her. This can teach children that sometimes a mother's touch is the best form of medicine there is.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun and bouncy story about a little girl with a blister by Amy MacDonald and illustrated by Marjorie Priceman. It's a pretty silly tale and we enjoyed listening to Judith Black narrate the story on CD while we followed along with the story. The ending is sweet and as everyone knows a kiss from Mom makes everything better!

This kit from our local library came with an audio CD and a paperback book with ISBN 039565744X / ISBN13 9780395657447.

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful rhyming book: "Rachel Fister found a blister on her little left-hand toe. Just a tiny little blister, but she thought her mom should know." Mrs. Fister sent for Mister, who calls... until eventually the Queen is consulted. Whose advice is to "Just use your lips." Which has everyone stumped except Rachel's mother.

The children loved the absurdity. 2/1/12

Used again for a couple programs

[Tracee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute rhyming book about how to cure a blister.

"Rachel Fister
found a blister
on her little left-hand toe."

[Pam]

cute!

[Buxmont Uu]

CMMW 34

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites. So funny. I read it over and over to my daughter.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such great rhymes!

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is pretty silly.

[Sadie · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a fun read written in prose about how to fix Rachel's blister.

[Lynetta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Community helpers was the topic for the pre-kindergarten class. I volunteered and spoke of being a librarian at a college...not the role with which they are most familiar.

Rachel Fister
found a blister
on her little left-hand toe.

is the opening page. I asked the four to hold up their left hand and three of four chose their right.

All sorts of people are called...the rabbi, the maid, the pastor, the postman and more to fix her blister. The queen's advice is the best!