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Tedd Arnold |
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Ages 5^-8. The poetry doesn't quite scan, but that's more than balanced by Arnold's unusual topic and his hilarious illustrations. A pop-eyed youngster is having a hard time. He seems to be falling apart. After losing a few hairs, he thinks he's going bald; his belly button lint is his stuffing coming out; "a chunk of something gray and wet" from his nose is none other than a piece of his brain; and a loose tooth puts him into shock. "Quite soon I'll be in pieces in / A pile without a shape. / Thank goodness Dad keeps lots and lots / And lots of masking tape." The gross factor is a key ingredient here, with Arnold exploiting it nicely in bold, comical illustrations that catch the full-blown anxieties of the imaginative narrator. When Mom and Dad intervene, little boy and audience alike breathe a sigh of relief. A zany,... |
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Hi, Fly Guy! |
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Tedd Arnold |
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2–A boy goes out searching for a smart animal to take to The Amazing Pet Show and bumps into a fly that is intelligent enough to say the childs name, Buzz. Although his parents and the judges feel at first that a fly is only a pest, not a pet, the insect puts on a performance that astounds them all and wins an award. The cartoon illustrations showing characters with exaggerated wide eyes are delightful, but the text is somewhat weak and disjointed.–Anne Knickerbocker, formerly at Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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"A fly was flying. He was looking for something to eat. Something tasty. Something slimy. A boy was... |
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More Parts |
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Tedd Arnold |
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From Publishers Weekly
For fans of Parts, Tedd Arnold returns with More Parts, continuing the theme of twisted idioms that strike fear in the heart of the uninitiated child. For example, when Dad asks his son to "Please give him a hand!" the bug-eyed boy is shown holding his unhinged appendage by the thumb. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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From School Library Journal
Gr 1-4-Through zany, brightly colored illustrations and rhyming verse, Arnold explores common figures of speech that amaze and frighten a young boy. "I'll bet that broke your heart," "give him a hand," "Hold your tongue," and "jumps out of his skin" are only a few of the sayings that worry the protagonist, whose imaginings are energetically depicted in... |
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Even More Parts |
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Tedd Arnold |
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Grade 1-3 - The boy from Parts (1997) and More Parts (2001, both Dial) returns. Here, he is preparing to go to school. Each page features a phrase that includes an idiom, along with a humorous illustration of the child literally living up to that particular expression. For example, for "I lost my head," the headless youngster wanders around with arms outstretched looking for his missing body part, which is partially concealed behind a chair. Along the bottom of the page, his toys illustrate additional figures of speech ("It makes my head spin," "I laughed my head off," "My head is in the clouds"). Created with colored pencils and watercolor washes, the bright, manic artwork features pop-eyed characters drawn with a loose, squiggly line. The rhyming, which has always been a weak point in the books, is kept to... |
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Catalina Magdalina Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name |
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Tedd Arnold |
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PreSchool-Grade 2–Arnold once again embraces the absurd with this illustrated rendition of a traditional camp song. The title character is undeniably a peculiar protagonist: she's got only two hairs on her head, arms like an ape, big feet, and she's cross-eyed. Pity for the poor young lady with these atrocious attributes might be expected. However, the watercolor cartoons give each descriptive verse a positive spin. Catalina may only have two teeth, but she makes dental history. She uses the "…two holes in the bottom of her nose" as receptacles for "her fingers… and… her toes," a trick that earns her the respect of her fellow scouts. As she grows up and marries, her adoring father snaps photos, proudly capturing every oddity. Catalina enjoys her life and looks deliriously happy in... |
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Green Wilma |
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Tedd Arnold |
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From Publishers Weekly
There's something decidedly odd about Wilma: at breakfast, her parents are startled by their offspring's request to "Pass the bugs"; later, she shocks her teacher by snagging a "tasty little fly" with her long pink tongue. Most noticeably, however, Wilma's skin has turned a deep, froggy green, a fact that her polka-dot T-shirt and beribboned blond hair cannot conceal. In this strange and gleeful story, it's surprisingly easy being green--the extraordinary heroine is the envy of her elementary-school class. Arnold's rhyming text is as buoyant as his leaf-colored, rubbery-limbed protagonist; his roly-poly, bug-eyed characters perfectly suit the story's quirky theme and manic action. Squiggly, threadlike lines--suggestive of handmade paper--cover every surface in the richly colored illustrations, subtly adding an... |
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Giant Children |
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Brod Bagert |
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This deliciously over-the-top poetry collection explores the nerve-wracking world of school-age children. The narrator of the opening titular poem is the classroom hamster: "Pages turn at giant speed/ As giant children learn to read." Bagert's (Chicken Socks: And Other Contagious Poems) uncomplicated style of verse addresses such diverse topics as sibling feuds and wild imaginations, monster trucks and the Tooth Fairy, as it humorously handles the more anxious side of growing up, including the mixed blessing of landing the lead in the school play. Arnold's signature style seems particularly well suited to the stage-frightened fellow waiting in the wings ("So here I am on stage,/ And the play's about to start./ My life was so much simpler/ Before I got this part"). The squiggling lines seem to indicate the actor's... |
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No More Water in the Tub! |
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Tedd Arnold |
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From Publishers Weekly
Following No Jumping on the Bed! Arnold tells "another open-ended, goofy tale of unforeseen consequences, featuring brothers Walter and William," said PW. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1?Fans of No Jumping on the Bed! (Dial, 1987) will relish this similar cumulative adventure that demands to be read aloud. At bath time, William's older brother Walter (a reformed bed-jumper) is supposed to turn off the tap before the tub gets too full. The story that follows is his tale of what would happen if.... The tub overflows, and William, with his bathtub, goes rushing out the door on a flood of water. Past his parents, down the stairs, picking up neighbors in his wake: "Out went Mabel on the table. Sue and Vern... |
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Super Fly Guy |
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Tedd Arnold |
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Kindergarten-Grade 2–In this easy chapter book, Buzzs pet fly attends school with him. When the lunch lady allows the insect to live in the lunchroom, she is fired. Fly Guy is subsequently banned from the room by her replacement, who is a terrible cook. Finally, Buzz comes up with a plan, Roz is reinstated, and Fly Guy gets to stay in the lunchroom. The writing is fast paced, the plot is interesting, and many of the humorous and mildly gross details will appeal to children. The cartoon illustrations are funny and action-packed and the layout is appropriate for beginning readers, with one or two sentences per page. The text has suitable repetitive phrases to aid the developing fluency of students beginning to read independently. It could also serve slightly older reluctant and struggling... |
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My Dog Never Says Please |
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Suzanne Williams |
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We all know about sibling rivalry, but leave it to Ginny Mae Perkins to be jealous of the family dog! He doesn't have to say "please," he doesn't have to clean his room, or wear shoes, or deal with a tattling little brother, or ... The solution: Ms. Perkins moves to the dog house to see how the canine half really lives, and discovers that "a dog's life" is far from the ideal existence it appears to be from the human side of the leash. Especially when there are pork chops for dinner.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3. Ginny Mae is enjoying her meal. Chewing with her mouth open, dribbling gravy, licking her plate, she annoys the rest of her family. To make matters worse, her... |
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No Jumping on the Bed! |
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Is Walter jumping or dreaming when he crashes down through all the apartments below? "A takeoff on a familiar and usually idle warning, this [story] should be a hit with anyone who has battled over jumping on the bed," said PW. Ages 3-7.- should be a hit with anyone who has battled over jumping on the bed," said PW. Ages 3-7. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A bedtime story worthy of repeated readings."
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Axle Annie |
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Robin Pulver |
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"This lively tale of an idiosyncratic bus driver may warm a chilly crowd on a would-be snow day," said PW. Ages 4-8. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 3-Axle Annie is not your average school-bus driver. She tells jokes, does magic tricks, and manages to retain her optimism even when snowstorms strike. In fact, the schools there never have a snow day because Annie always assures the superintendent that her bus will make it to the top of Tiger Hill. Enter the villain, Shifty Rhodes. The meanest bus driver in town, he hates his job, especially in winter. Determined to foil Annie, he enlists the help of the new ski-resort owner, Hale Snow. Will a snow machine plus a blizzard keep Annie from delivering the kids to... |
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Ages 5^-8. The poetry doesn't quite scan, but that's more than balanced by Arnold's unusual topic and his hilarious illustrations. A pop-eyed youngster is having a hard time. He seems to be falling apart. After losing a few hairs, he thinks he's going bald; his belly button lint is his stuffing coming out; "a chunk of something gray and wet" from his nose is none other than a piece of his brain; and a loose tooth puts him into shock. "Quite soon I'll be in pieces in / A pile without a shape. / Thank goodness Dad keeps lots and lots / And lots of masking tape." The gross factor is a key ingredient here, with Arnold exploiting it nicely in bold, comical illustrations that catch the full-blown anxieties of the imaginative narrator. When Mom and Dad intervene, little boy and audience alike breathe a sigh of relief. A zany,... |
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Giant Children |
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Brod Bagert |
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From Publishers Weekly
This deliciously over-the-top poetry collection explores the nerve-wracking world of school-age children. The narrator of the opening titular poem is the classroom hamster: "Pages turn at giant speed/ As giant children learn to read." Bagert's (Chicken Socks: And Other Contagious Poems) uncomplicated style of verse addresses such diverse topics as sibling feuds and wild imaginations, monster trucks and the Tooth Fairy, as it humorously handles the more anxious side of growing up, including the mixed blessing of landing the lead in the school play. Arnold's signature style seems particularly well suited to the stage-frightened fellow waiting in the wings ("So here I am on stage,/ And the play's about to start./ My life was so much simpler/ Before I got this part"). The squiggling lines seem to indicate the actor's... |
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