STUFF AND NONSENSE

by Laura--Ed. Cecil ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 23, 1989

A companion to this duo's earlier read-aloud, Listen to This (1988), this time focusing on inanimate objects--which of course prove to be quite animate in every case. Classic stories and poems (Andersen's ""The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep""; ""The Sorcerer's Apprentice""; Lear's ""The Table and the Chair"") appear with lesser-known works--like Cecil's own ""The Voracious Vacuum Cleaner,"" Mahy's ""The Pumpkins of Witch Crunch"" (a splendidly novel choice for Halloween), and the endearing ""Brown Paper"" by Alison Uttley. The 17 well-chosen, mostly humorous offerings are accompanied by Clark's blithe watercolors, full of loose-limbed characters. Her ""Forty Performing Bananas"" (Prelutsky) makes a Congo chorus out of plantain cousins, while the ranks of clothed spaghetti incognito for ""The Macaronies Who Went for a Walk"" (Milos Macourek) are deliciously absurd. A grand source of shared laughter.

Pub Date: Oct. 23, 1989

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 93

Publisher: Greenwillow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 1989

Categories: CHILDREN'S