Mutton Soup (Johnny Mutton) - Hardcover

Proimos, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152167722 ISBN 13: 9780152167721

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2004

Synopsis

He's zany! He's endearing! He's one-of-a-kind Johnny Mutton, the lovable sheep who thinks he's a boy.

Now Johnny's back with even more wacky and heartwarming comic adventures. Whether he's playing a game of hide-and-seek with an unexpected surprise, attemping a new world record, or failing "manners" classes, Johnny will tickle your funny bone--and leave you wondering just what he'll think of next.

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About the Author

JAMES PROIMOS is the author and illustrator of Joe's Wish, The Loudness of Sam, and the three books in the Johnny Mutton series. He also designed and co-created Taco Bell's popular animated spokespets Nacho and Dog, and is the co-creator of Generation O! He lives in Maryland.

Reviews

Grade 2-4-Johnny Mutton returns with five more zany adventures. The stories are upbeat and nonchalantly wise, and the brightly colored comic strips have just the right look for the sheep's escapades. In one story, Johnny learns what a good friend Gloria Crust is for not insisting that they keep riding the roller coaster when he turns green. In another, his mother decides that his table manners are impossible and sends him off to Ms. Bottoms, a "manners expert." He learns how to hold a teacup and to place his napkin in his lap, and she picks up quite a lot from him about having some fun-she and her poodle dine that night with their napkins on their heads. Those who have enjoyed Johnny's other antics will welcome this book.-Carol Schene, Taunton Public Schools, MA
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Gr. 2-4, younger for reading aloud. Mutton soup, despite its ominous sound, is one of Johnny Mutton's favorite snacks: "100% melted vanilla ice cream with a cherry on top." The kid-friendly sensibility indicated by this "recipe" holds sway throughout Proimos' trio of graphic-novel style stories, all starring a charismatic lamb adopted by a human mother--a jokey premise that serves as a kind of eccentric metaphor for embracing individuality. As in The Many Adventures of Johnny Mutton (2001) and Johnny Mutton, He's So Him (2003), Johnny demonstrates his irrepressible spirit in five episodes, all graced with Proimos' zippy dialogue and antic, brightly colored art. In one particularly funny tale, Johnny's momma sends him for etiquette training, and he winds up teaching a few lessons of his own. In another, his attempts to set a roller-coaster-riding world record are thwarted by motion sickness. Though the text is not as simple as a traditional easy reader, beginning readers will be so enamored of the comic-book packaging that they probably won't notice. Jennifer Mattson
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Edition details

• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152167722
• ISBN 13: 9780152167721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48