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The Cheese
by Margie Palatini
Available from Powells Used Books
$16.99
on 10-13-2008
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ISBN Number: 9780060526306
Written by: Palatini, Margie
Published by: Libri
Written by: by Margie Palatini and Steve Johnson
Written by: Palatini, Margie
Illustrator: Johnson, Steve
Illustrator: Fancher, Lou
Subject: Animals, General
Subject: Humorous Stories
Subject: Cooking/Food
Subject: Nursery rhymes
Subject: General Juvenile Fiction
Edition Description: Da Capo Press a
Date of Publication: May 2007
Cover Type: Hardcover
Grade Level: from P
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 32
Book Size: 11.12x9.16x.39 in. .92 lbs.
Children's Book Type: Picture / Wordless
Age Level: 04-08
In this hilarious and brightly illustrated riff on RThe Farmer in the Dell, Sfans of the ever-popular rhyme will be delighted to learn what happens to thehunk of cheese, which stands all alone at the end of the song. Full color. Review: "'With a hi-ho the dairy-o, Palatini (the Bad Boys series) tells the story of just how tempting it is to abandon the 'Rules and Regulations' that state 'the cheese stands alone' in the dell. Like the familiar song on which the story is based, the narrative introduces the characters one by one — the 'scurrying and sneaking' rat, the finicky cat, the dog for whom thinking is 'not an easy thing,' and a girl and her farmer parents — all of whom eventually decide to ignore the rules. With yet another artistic style, Johnson and Fancher (The Day Ocean Came to Visit) pump up the humor as they cleverly combine cartoon layouts, full-bleed paintings, speech bubbles and textured backgrounds with actual lyrics and music staffs strewn between blades of grass and bits of clothing. The rat in his green checked vest rubs his hands with sniveling worry like Uriah Heep. A sidebar gives 'THe Cat's EviDencE' for his estimation of the rat's character. The dog, in his baseball cap with his pink tongue hanging out, is as genial and slow-witted as the story makes him out to be. The surprise ending features the rat ostensibly stealing away the cheese as the other characters prepare for their party snack, but the rat says directly to readers, 'Shame on you for what you were thinking. I may be a sneaky rat... but I'm still one big party animal.' Ages 4-8.' Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)" Synopsis: Why the cheese stand alone? In this hilarious riff on the favorite nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell," readers will discover what really happened to that hunk of cheddar.
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