Imogene wakes up one morning and discovers she has grown antlers overnight. As one might imagine, this causes some difficulties. Her family reacts in a variety of ways, and work on a solution to the perceived problem.

Delightful, and funny, with plenty of amusing detail in the background of each illustration. ( )

This is wonderfully illustrated and short in content. Imogene wakes up on a Thursday morning with huge antlers. Througout the book, her mother is portrayed as exceedingly squeamish, and she easily passes out. For Imogene, it is a delightful challenge. She must re-learn how to dress, how to walk through a door, how to walk down a set of steps.

The later exercise proved problematic because some of the antlers got stuck on the lovely overhead light wiht many bulbs, again causing her mother to proclaim "OH!!!" and faint away. A selfish one, she is in that! She could be helping her daughter, but self absorption only permits a fainting response.

Her brother tried to help by checking for a name of what disease she might have contracted. He said she turned into a rare form of a minature elk. Upon hearing this diagnosis, her mother fainted again. However, the kitchen staff, including the maid and cook found this condition delightful and used the atliers to dry dishtowels, and to hand donuts from the exposed horns. Several donuts were slid down the elk's antlers. The birds found this delightful.

The neightbor didn't faint, she simply thought the horns could be used to decorrate at Christmas time. As Imogene sits admiring the birds, they delighfully, colorfully sat on the antlers and enjoyed the donuts one by one by one. Her mother was in bed, arm over her eyes. The entire family was in the room. Strange behavior draws attention. And, again it isn't Imogene, but her needy, selfish mother who commands the attention of the family. Finally, her mother told her the only way to fix the problem was to hide the antlers under a hat.

The milliner arrived, sketched the designs for an elegant boufant as his assistants thought she looked different in her overwhemling headdress. But, even though this was her mother's idea, she------------------"fainted" and needed to be carried away one more time.

While the rest of the family adjusted and allowed Imogene to have her normal behaviors of playing the piano, kissing them good night and then going to bed.

On Friday, the antlers disappeared. The family was very happy, especially the mother who welcomed Imogene with open arms..But as soon as Imogene entered the room, whalla! She adored beautfiul wide open peacock feathers.

I admit to smiling throughout. I enjoyed the illustrations.

3.5 stars ( )

This is a fun book, I feel like it would be fun to do a theme with Pinkalicious and A Bad Case of the Stripes.

Imogene wakes with antlers.

My all time favorite "reading rainbow" book. I have always loved the story and the message behind it and the illustrations only serve to elevate the tale. make sure you look at the final illustration in the 'tale" as it hints at more trouble to come. ( )

Imogene wakes up one morning with antlers. She is unfazed, but her mother "faints away." The doctor is puzzled, the headmaster unhappy, but the cook in the kitchen is pleased to have a drying rack for her towels, and sends Imogene out into the garden to give doughnuts to the birds. The next morning, Imogene's mother is delighted to see that the antlers have disappeared...but now Imogene has a peacock tail! ( )