Ripping Day for a Picnic - Hardcover

DuQuette, Keith

3.5

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670833118 ISBN 13: 9780670833115

Publisher: Viking Juvenile, 1990

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Four fanciful creatures travel through caverns, a hedge maze, and other magical places in search of the perfect picnic spot

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From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1-- Fanciful landscapes and animals enliven this homily reminding readers that, although life has its vicissitudes, "the world is a garden so full of delights . . . that every day, is a ripping day for a picnic." A regal, bespectacled, long-haired creature with skinny legs summons his friends for a picnic. Together they gather fruits from heavily laden trees and search "through thick and thin" before tumbling into a gameboard-like world to share their feast. As they meet and cope with their surrealistic encounters, the quartet conveys a variety of emotions with their black-dot eyes and strange appendages. The full- and double-page illustrations are a riot of color tidily framed with white borders appropriately containing the ofttimes puzzling scenes. A slight, but pleasant, diversion. --Virginia Opocensky, formerly at Lincoln City Libraries, NB
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

"It's a ripping day for a picnic," this sunny yellow book proclaims from its start. Four animal friends want to have a picnic but they don't know where to hold it. Together they hunt for a good spot, through dark, frightful caves and maze-shaped gardens. During their quest, they explore exotic lands and narrowly escape being eaten by huge tongue-wagging plants. Finally, they reach a toy-filled land, perfect for holding a picnic. Du Quette's terse, unrhymed style lends to the story the tone of a questioning child, imaginative and innocent. This debut picture book blooms with brightly colored illustrations. A hot summer day is recreated with a light blue cloudless sky and plush green trees abounding with peaches and plums. Readers will bask in the warmth and excitement of this afternoon picnic outing. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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