The Cat on the Mat Is Flat (King of Scars Duology, 17) - Softcover

Griffiths, Andy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312535848 ISBN 13: 9780312535841

Publisher: Square Fish, 2009

Synopsis

Muck! Uck! Yuck!
It is just bad luck
When the truck of a duck
Gets stuck in the muck?
Wacky rhymes that won't bore!
All of this and so much more;
What are you waiting for?

Over 1,000,000 Andy Griffiths books in print!

About this title

About the Author:

Andy Griffiths is the New York Times bestselling author of The Treehouse Books (The 13-Story Treehouse, etc.), The Day My Butt Went Psycho!, and The Cat on the Mat Is Flat, among others. In 2007, he became the first Australian author to win six children's choice awards in one year for Just Shocking!.

Terry Denton is known for his humorous illustration style and has worked with Andy on The Treehouse Books, The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow, and many more.

Review:

“Griffiths's innovative book for beginning readers collects nine short, intentionally silly snippets propelled by kid-pleasing, tongue-tripping verse. . . . Denton's edgy, stick-figure-filled sketches enhance the zaniness factor and the offbeat, ironic humor.” ―Publishers Weekly

“Imagine the outcome if Dr. Seuss, Dav Pilkey, and Lane Smith were locked in a room until they came up with a book for beginning or reluctant readers. These nine rhyming stories have action galore, plenty of dialogue, and ample pen-and-ink illustrations, all wrapped up in humor. . . . Even young people who are struggling to get the hang of reading may happily handle all 176 crazy pages.” ―School Library Journal

“Definitely not your parents' easy reader, but perfect for fans of Lane Smith's HAPPY HOCKEY FAMILY.” ―Kirkus Reviews

“Take one part Dr. Seuss, one part Edward Lear, place in a blender with a dash of Dav Pilkey and a bit of Cartoon Network juice . . . meant to be read as pure joy. It's a piece of candy eaten in secret between meals.” ―The Excelsior File (blog)

“This collection of stories is fun albeit with a touch of mayhem . . . This is a good book for beginning readers, in the same vein as THE CAT IN THE HAT and THE CAT IN THE HAT COMES BACK. It will likely spark a new rhyming nation of happy youngsters, some of whom will grow up to write their generation's outrageously funny advertising jingles . . . Any beginning reader will find it charmingly slapstick and fun.” ―Armchair Interviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Square Fish
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0312535848
• ISBN 13: 9780312535841
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Denton Terry