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Synopsis
Receiving a sunflower and a balloon instead of the exciting, weapon-like toys he has requested, Sam Appleby learns his uninteresting gifts have more bang than he expected when the dread robber Buckbounder comes to visit.
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PreSchool-Grade 3?Who'd ever think a bad guy could be beaten by a balloon? Why, Mahy, of course, who teams up with Allen in another book with an outrageous plot and its own wonderful logic. When Sam Appleby asks his father to make him a sword, his gentle father is shocked. Sam tells him that "Mr. Mackie made Hacky Mackie a sword with a red jewel stuck on the handle." Hacky also has a plastic dagger, a slingshot, and a laser gun. Sam's father is unimpressed and buys instead a balloon, a chocolate cake, and a sunflower. Then, when the two boys and their fathers stop at the bank and run into Buckbounder, a notorious bank robber, readers will be delighted to see which of the two families saves the day?and how. A fast-moving story line, funny names, and lots of alliteration make this a great read-aloud choice. Allen's comic pictures, like James Stevenson's, are deceptively simple. The artist shows the obvious (the chocolate cake in the face) and the subtle (both Mackies with their beady little eyes) equally well. His sense of the ridiculous is right in sync with Mahy's. Overall, this book revels in its own silliness, which kids will love. Adults will appreciate the anti-violence message, which is there for those who look for it but it doesn't get in the way of the fun.?Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
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Mahy (Boom, Baby, Boom, Boom!, 1997, etc.) takes aim at weapons fixation in this madcap picture book. Mr. Appleby rejects his son Sam's pleas to make or buy him violent toys, although it means that both have to put up with sneers from well-armed neighbor Hacky Mackie and his father. Laden with marketplace purchases, the Applebys are standing in line behind the Mackies at the bank when in springs (literally, attached to his feet) Buckbounder the bank robber. The Mackies fall to their knees in terror, but Sam distractingly pops a balloon, his father jams a chocolate cake up Buckbounder's nose, and Sam administers the coup de grce with a flowerpot. The dazed robber is led off in cuffs, and the Applebys collect a big reward. This tale is not exactly a triumph of nonviolence, but offers the insight that pacifism does not equal helplessness; Allen's vigorous, broadly comic illustrations complement the no-frills story nicely. (Picture book. 6-8) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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- PublisherViking Juvenile
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0670876976
- ISBN 13 9780670876976
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorAllen Jonathan
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