"I WAS BORN ABOUT 10,000 YEARS AGO"

by Steven--Adapt. & Illus. Kellogg ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1996

One rhyming whopper after another is served up in this talltale narrated by a lad in a coonskin cap. It is rather a grand tour of world history, both long and true, that starts with Moses being rescued from the rushes and ends with a return flight from Saturn. Along the way readers meet, among others, Adam and Eve, Columbus, Samson, Paul Bunyan, and Pecos Bill. The artwork is as outrageous as the jaunty text--""Queen Elizabeth she fell in love with me/We were married in Milwaukee secretly/But when sneezing overtook her/I went off with General Hooker""--and Kellogg has insinuated all manner of incidental humor into his illustrations. A musical score for the above ditty closes the proceedings.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1996

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 48

Publisher: Morrow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

Categories: CHILDREN'S