Bridget and the Muttonheads - Hardcover

Lindenbaum, Pija

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9129656508 ISBN 13: 9789129656503

Publisher: R & S Books, 2002

Synopsis

An uproarious follow-up to Bridget and the Gray Wolves

Bridget is staying in a hotel with her parents, and it's boring. There's no sandbox like the one at daycare, and there are no other children - only grownups talking gibberish, walking about in bathing suits, and making giant splashes in the pool. Bridget doesn't like swimming and decides to go exploring. Behind the hotel there is a beach and a tiny island, where she discovers five small sheep in dire need of a little care. They are overheated and very hungry. Bridget helps them cool down, but will she be able to teach them to swim across the bay to find food? Of course!

Bridget and the Muttonheads will have readers both young and old laughing at Pija Lindenbaum's clever illustrations and Bridget's winning personality.

About this title

About the Author:

Pija Lindenbaum is the author of Bridget and the Gray Wolves and Boodil My Dog, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book. She lives in Sweden.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2-While playing at the beach behind the hotel where her family is vacationing, Bridget notices "clouds" on a small, nearby island. Wading out, she discovers that the clouds are actually five sheep, "all limp and perspiring heavily." She sets about cooling them off, milking them, feeding them, teaching them to swim, and shearing their heavy coats. Finally, she and the animals part ways, and Bridget returns to the hotel. The text is written in the third-person from an omniscient narrator's point of view, which unfortunately keeps readers well distanced from the characters. In addition, some of the situations don't make sense, such as a child wandering off on her own and wading out into the water without being missed by her parents. Young readers may also be confused as to why there are sheep on the beach to begin with-a fact that is never explained. The cartoon drawings of the animals and their brightly illustrated antics are the real stars of this book, but even these unique pictures cannot make the book anything more than a marginal purchase.
Heather E. Miller, Homewood Public Library, AL
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About this edition

• Publisher: R & S Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 9129656508
• ISBN 13: 9789129656503
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 28
• Illustrator: Lindenbaum Pija