Jack and Jill - Hardcover

Kirk, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399235531 ISBN 13: 9780399235535

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile, 2003

Synopsis

This classic nursery rhyme gets an amusing twist as Jack and Jill find themselves involved in unusual circumstances and weird conversations in their attempt to get their water from the top of the hill.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel Kirk is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Trash Trucks and Moondogs (both Putnam) and Skateboard Monsters (Puffin). He lives in New Jersey. copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.
Daniel Kirk is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Trash Trucks and Moondogs (both Putnam) and Skateboard Monsters (Puffin). He lives in New Jersey. copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2-This goofy spin on a classic nursery rhyme begins with two siblings in desperate need of some water for their fish tank. "Jack and Jill went up the hill;/it took them quite a while./Jack looked in the well and screamed,/'A giant crocodile!'" Their mother laughs at the notion of a talking croc and mentions that it is too bad that their dad disappeared a while ago when she sent him for water. The crocodile introduces himself as Magic Sam and agrees to let the youngsters fill their pail if they bring him a meal. They return with a ham, and Sam grants them a wish, but they still don't have any water. He then demands a side of beef and they take him their cow and earn another wish. Jack and Jill wish that their dad were there to help them. "Poof! The well shot clouds of smoke./As Jack and Jill looked on,/their long-lost dad appeared-./The crocodile was gone." They all return home and live happily ever after. The retro-style illustrations are quirky but somehow work with the rhyming story. It takes the children quite a while to get some water, but they finally break the spell and rescue their father and their fish. A fine purchase where nursery-rhyme variants are popular.
Kristin de Lacoste, South Regional Public Library, Pembroke Pines, FL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0399235531
• ISBN 13: 9780399235535
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kirk Daniel