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An entertaining, brightly illlustrated collection of easy-to-read humor offers a collection of amusing sheep riddles for young readers. Reprint.
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This Easy-to-Read offering from Hall and Eisenberg (Snakey Riddles, 1990, etc.) has its ups and downs, but for the most part its cleverness shines through. Much of the material will have young readers giggling along: A ``baa humbug'' is the result of crossing a sheep with a bee; and ``Steal wool'' comes of crossing sheep and a thief. But there are also groaners, including riddles about sheep who count people when they can't sleep, and Cinderella Sheep's lost ``grass'' slipper may not elicit much response from children old enough to read this on their own. Some of the funniest lines aren't riddles at all, but throwaway comments contained in the illustrations (when they go to the movies, don't all sheep order ``baaattered'' popcorn?). Alley's lush artwork has real comic sense and keeps readers cackling even when the riddles go astray. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 4?A fine collection of easy-to-read riddles that feature puns, whimsical wordplay, and broad punch lines. "Where do sheep go to get a haircut? To the baa-baa shop!" All of the entries are well served by Alley's ink and watercolor artwork. His exaggerated cartoons and comic invention support the tone of vaudevillian humor. Whether the jokes elicit laughs or groans, this book begs to be shared aloud. Perfectly suited to primary-grade children, it may also appeal to older reluctant readers.?Marilyn Taniguchi, Santa Monica Public Library, CA
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- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0140384693
- ISBN 13 9780140384697
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages48
- IllustratorAlley R.W.
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