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Each day is full of surprises for a young boy as he wakes up and turns into a new animal.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3 A funny chapter book about an unusual boy who awakens each morning as a different animal. In the last story Herbert remains a boy while his friend Annie becomes an anaconda. Humor is apparent throughout the stories, including the names of characters such as Mr. Balloon, the teacher, and Ermintrude Clockfoote, Herbert's mother who remains totally unflappable during the various transformations. The stories, which are short and readable, contain amusing dialogue which will provide entertainment for children just learning to read. Benson's colorful pen-and-ink drawings reinforce the humor. Drawings, which include multi-racial children, are interspersed on each page, making for a decorative and well-designed book. An imaginative book that is guaranteed to elicit chuckles from children and their parents, who will quickly relate to Herbert and his adventures. Bessie Egan, Winnipeg Public Library, Manitoba, Canada
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A friendly format of oversize pages, wide-open spacing between lines of text and lively spot illustrations on each spread might prevent readers from guessing that this picture book is really chapter book length. Each funny story builds on the last one, relating the adventures of Herbert Clockfoote, a boy in the habit of waking up every morning as a different animal (chicken, elephant and kangaroo among them) and his friend Annie. The final surprise comes when Annie turns into an anaconda (a great big snake) and Herbert is just Herbert. These stories gallop along at a brisk pace; in comic pictures, Benson's bespectacled Herbert and scruffy Annie take all the changes matter-of-factly. Coolest of them all is Mrs. Clockfoote, who is only too willing to go to the library to look up the food type that Herbert might need for dinner. Ages 4-7.
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- PublisherLothrop Lee & Shepard
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0688081487
- ISBN 13 9780688081485
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages42
- IllustratorBenson Patrick
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