SILLYVILLE OR BUST (SILLYVILLE (Sillyville Books) - Hardcover

Hannan, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679902856 ISBN 13: 9780679902850

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1991

Synopsis

Ruby and her brother's boring car trip with Aunt Ida and Uncle Gus turns exciting when they make an unscheduled stop in Sillyville

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

Hannan's off-the-wall quartet combines a comic-book style with zany, upbeat stories aimed at a middle grade audience. In Sillyville or Bust , the ineffably raucous tone is set as Ruby and her older brother embark on a terminally boring car trip with Aunt Ida and Uncle Gus. As Ruby falls asleep in the back seat, her brother prays for a flat tire, "just for a break in the monotony." Things pick up when the family discovers Sillyville, a completely loony place where foolishness is the order of the day. Sillyvillians--with names like Candelabra Noodlewart or Firetruck Mine Mine Mine--dress funny and are obsessed with practical jokes. The adventures of the Drabville inhabitants vs. the Sillyvillians continue in the next three titles. These books' unconventional, slapdash design--in both format and treatment of text-- is cleverly augmented by deliciously schizoid cartoons whose colors look as if they were scrambled in a blender run amok. Sure to appeal to a wide audience, Hannan's efforts could serve as wonderful enticements to book-shy students. Each book includes a page of stickers featuring slogans like "Live silly or die" and "You have the right to remain ridiculous." Ages 4-7.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0679902856
• ISBN 13: 9780679902850
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32