A homeless kitty seeking a catnap takes some unexpected side trips before settling down. Sometimes Boris would do anything for a place to snuggle for a long nap. When he finds an empty cardboard box, it seems the perfect snooze site so he dozes off. Suddenly Boris is sealed in the box, addressed, stamped and delivered to Lady Snootlethorpe, who’s shocked to find a cat instead of the teapot she ordered. Next, the box arrives at the North Pole where Mr. Marshmallow is disappointed to find a “silly cat” instead of the fish he ordered. When the box is shipped into outer space, Mister Gobbledeegook is angry to discover Boris instead of a remote-controlled space butterfly. All Boris wants is some peace and quiet, so when the box is delivered to Grandma Flapjack, Boris jumps out and lands on her comfy pillow where he can finally settle for his catnap. The crazy story line is magnified by zany mixed-media illustrations tracking the wacky feline-in-the-box and his surreal journey. An abundance of visual activity adds to the overall confusion and challenge of following Boris. (Picture book. 3-7)
Pub Date: March 1, 2008
ISBN: 978-1-58925-071-0
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Tiger Tales
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 2008
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Sweet, but like marshmallow chicks, just a bit of fluff.
The smallest bunny in Easter Town finds that she and her little chick friend are big enough to help the Easter Bunny prepare for the annual Easter egg hunt.
In the fifth entry in the Littlest series, Penny the bunny wants to help get ready for Easter. All the rabbits in her family are busy with their special jobs, getting eggs, candy, and baskets in order, but little Penny seems too small or clumsy to be of any help. Her parents and siblings try to let her assist them, but she falls into a vat of dye, spills marshmallow goo, gets tangled in the strands of a basket, and fails to fill even one Easter basket. Feeling dejected, Penny befriends a tiny chick named Peck. With the help of Penny’s family, Penny and Peck make miniature treats and petite baskets suitable to their own size. When the Easter Bunny’s main helpers fall ill, Penny and Peck convince the Easter Bunny that their small size will help them do the best job of finding spots to hide eggs as well as their own tiny basket creations. This too-pat conclusion doesn’t quite hold up to logical analysis, as the full-size eggs and baskets are still too large for Penny and Peck to handle. Bland cartoon illustrations are filled with bunnies in candy-bright pastels with a greeting-card cuteness quotient.
Sweet, but like marshmallow chicks, just a bit of fluff. (Picture book. 3-6)Pub Date: Jan. 7, 2020
ISBN: 978-1-338-32912-4
Page Count: 24
Publisher: Cartwheel/Scholastic
Review Posted Online: Dec. 7, 2019
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 2020
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BOOK REVIEW
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Silly Tilly is the farm comedian, entertaining all the animals with her goosey, goofy behavior. “She wore a pancake as a hat. / She tried to ride the farmer’s cat. / She kissed a fish. Imagine that!” But sometime after she sits on and squashes Rooster’s birthday cake, the other farmyard animals get fed up and tell Tilly Goose to end all her silliness: “No more naps in Scarecrow’s pants! / No packing piglet off to France. / No yodels at the Harvest Dance!” Weeks later, a very quiet and sedate farm has stopped laughing. “It’s dullsville on the farm. No fun!” Apologies are expressed “with quacks and oinks and heartfelt sighs,” and soon Silly Tilly’s back to her foolishness and the much-missed jovial atmosphere is restored. Slonim’s expressive cartoon-style paintings rendered in acrylic, pencil and ballpoint pen on linen actively complement Spinelli’s humorous triads, reveling in the ridiculous absurdity. A surefire hit for storytime and shared reading sessions. (Picture book. 3-6)
Pub Date: March 1, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7614-5525-7
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 2009
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