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A LION NAMED SHIRLEY WILLIAMSON
Waber, Bernard
1996 53240 From Publishers Weekly The newest perky animal character from the creator of Lyle the Crocodile is a lion with an unlikely moniker. The big cat's name earns her preferential treatment from Seymour the zookeeper: he serves her meals on a tray adorned with a rose and decorates her cage with a patterned rug and a potted palm. She quickly becomes the zoo's star attraction (although there are problems: people named Shirley Williamson "didn't like sharing their name with a ferocious animal"). A consummate crowd-pleaser, Shirley loves the limelight, but nonetheless grows homesick for the wilds of Africa and for her freedom. Oddly, Waber leaves this issue hanging; next thing the reader knows, zoo officials fire Seymour and change Shirley's name to Bongo because the other lions are jealous of the attention she receives. A madcap sequence involves Shirley's escape, her reunion with Seymour in his Brooklyn apartment, and his resourceful plan to return her to the zoo. Shirley gets back her original name and Seymour is reinstated, but kids may well fret that the heroine winds up beyond bars, her dreams of freedom unresolved. Waber's waggish cartoons and comical dialogue are as enjoyable as ever, but the loose ends bar this entry from the top of the list of his largely first-rate offerings. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 3-Waber's characteristic sly humor and droll, watercolor-and-ink cartoon art bring to life the hilarious mishaps that befall a lion named Shirley Williamson. Because of her unusual name, Seymour, the zookeeper, indulges her with beautiful roses; admiring fans send her flattering letters; and the director of the zoo proclaims an official "Shirley Williamson Day." The other lions, Goobah, Poobah, and Aroobah, growl in jealous rage over Shirley's exceptional status. Then, one ill-fated day, much to the wicked satisfaction of the envious pride, Shirley is stripped of her name and simply becomes Bongo. Miserable and homesick for Africa, she escapes from her cage and hunts down Seymour in Brooklyn. In the end, she regains her special name and accepts the fact that the zoo is her home. A delightful adventure for reading aloud in humorous tribute to one of nature's most majestic creatures. Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books 0-395-80979-7 / 9780395809792
Hardcover Very Good Condition Boston
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16.66 USD
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DO YOU SEE A MOUSE?
Waber, Bernard
1995 16348 From Publishers Weekly "What a scandal! What a calamity!" Someone has spotted a mouse in the ultra-chic Park Snoot Hotel. Everyone else says it ain't so. Says Simon the doorman, "Do you see a mouse? I do not see a mouse"-a refrain echoed by other hotel employees and guests. Delighted youngsters, however, will squeal "Yes!" as they spy the mouse on the subsequent pages of this predictable yet engaging tale by the creator of the Lyle Crocodile books. The mouse can be seen riding atop a pile of luggage on the bellman's cart, nibbling a piece of cheese in the kitchen, peeking out from a napkin on a waiter's tray, helping the conductor direct the hotel orchestra, etc. Though the hotel owner, too, denies the existence of the rodent, he decides to put everyone's mind at ease and hires the world's foremost mouse-catchers to "look into this beastly matter." In lively slapstick style, Waber shows the debonair mouse looking on as the identically mustachioed, bowler-hatted Hyde and Snide search high and low, finally certifying (and double certifying) that there is no mouse in the hotel. Even more than his lighthearted text, Waber's droll cartoon art delivers the humor here. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 2?When a mouse is spotted at the highbrow Park Snoot Hotel, all of the employees and guests emphatically deny its existence. But, just to put everyone's mind at ease, the exterminator team of Hyde and Snide is brought in, and then the fun really begins. Very easy to read, with lots of repetition ("Do you see a mouse? I do not see a mouse"), the book is ideal for beginning readers, who will love their own miniature, less complicated version of "Waldo." The uncluttered pictures with lots of white space make finding the endearing rodent challenging but not frustrating, and are a perfect accompaniment to the simple text. The adult characters are amusing in their denial of the presence of varmint, but it's the impish little mouse who steals the show here! Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books 0-395-72292-6 / 9780395722923
Hardcover Very Good Condition Boston
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15.75 USD
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