Boo and Baa in a Party Mood - Hardcover

Landstrom, Olof; Landstrom, Lena; Sandin, Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9129639182 ISBN 13: 9789129639186

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1996

Synopsis

It's fall, and Boo and Baa are going to Bob's birthday party. Wrapping their present poses some problems. And dancing practice makes Boo dizzy. But Bob likes his present, and there are party hats and birthday cake at the party!

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Review:

As they prepare for a birthday party for Bob, Boo and Baa, hapless heroes of Boo and Baa in the Woods, Boo and Baa at Sea, Boo and Baa Get Wet, and others in the series, bumble into one or two new predicaments. They practice dancing until Boo gets dizzy trying to read the name of the song on the turntable. Then they manage to wrap up their workbench along with Bob's present. They decide to use a box, instead. "String is nicer than tape." Finally they're ready for the party, where a good time is had by all.

The true comic beauty of the Boo and Baa series is in how seriously the perennially perplexed pair of sheep take themselves, even when learning to dance or dressing up for a party. The expressions on their faces and the subtle, witty details (grownups will appreciate the album cover with a beaming sheep that looks suspiciously like Ray Charles) are pure, artistic genius. The image of a dazed Boo who "needs to rest awhile" after his dizzy spell, will inspire unchecked chuckles long after the book has been closed. Tots simply adore the silly misadventures of Boo and Baa. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Swedish

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 9129639182
• ISBN 13: 9789129639186
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 28