MY UNCLE

by Jenny Thorne ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 10, 1982

The uncle in question is a foolish, proper-English fellow in a checkered black-and-yellow knicker suit and an explorer hat, and his misadventures are narrated in a deadpan manner that is meant to elicit knowing laughter but will probably leave readers as straight-faced as the narrator. The first mishap occurs when ""my Uncle"" climbs a tree as practice for mountain climbing, but falls out when scared onto a weak limb by a giant bird. A fishing expedition brings him up against an equally scary giant fish, and on the way home he finds himself in a fantasy forest confronted by strange semireptilian creatures. A dreamlike predicament when he tries to escape leads into the final groaner--he has been asleep and dreaming, and the fish on his line is a small one, ""just right. . . for my supper."" As a story, it's not even a keeper.

Pub Date: Sept. 10, 1982

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Atheneum

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1982

Categories: CHILDREN'S