Mutton Soup: More Adventures of Johnny Mutton - Softcover

Proimos, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152167781 ISBN 13: 9780152167783

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2005

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 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.

About this title

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 cocreated Taco Bell's popular animated spokespets Nacho and Dog, and is the cocreator of Generation O! He lives in Maryland.

From Booklist:

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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About this edition

• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0152167781
• ISBN 13: 9780152167783
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48