Margie Palatini Barry Moser Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Lousy Rotten Stinkin' GrapesCondition: NewFormat: HardbackISBN-10: 0689802463EAN: 9780689802461ISBN: 9780689802461Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersRelease Date: 08/11/2009Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USAuthor: Margie Palatini, Barry MoserGenre: Children's BooksTopic: Baby & Picture BooksDescription: Fox wants the grapes, but they're too high for him to reach. He's nothing if not crafty, and in this humorous new spin on the well-known fable, fox's scheme is taken to new heights. Read more Continue reading Read less FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Starred Review. PreSchool-Grade 3–Palatini and Moser have taken a spare Aesop fable and expanded it into a riotous treat for eyes and ears while still keeping the essence of the original. Fox eyes the grapes hanging from a vine high in a tree and thinks that he can get them easily: I am sly. Clever. Smart. After all, I am a fox. So, armed with paper and pencil, he draws his Plan Alpha and tries it out–no grapes. He asks Bear to help him out with Plan Bravo and Bear starts to say something, but Fox interrupts: Bear, Bear, Bear. …Your job is brawn. Not brain. You leave the thinking to me. If you say so, says Bear. After the third, fourth, and fifth plans fail, involving Beaver, Porcupine, and Possum, Fox gives up and departs in disgust with the usual rationale: lousy, rotten, stinkin' grapes. If you say so, say the other animals as they feast on the fruit thrown down to them by Possum. Moser's wonderful watercolor illustrations of the doubting animals executing Fox's convoluted plans are rich in humor. They are silhouetted against plenty of white space, with the grapevines and tree dominating each large spread. Matched by a text that rolls off the tongue and is full of action and repetitive phrases, the book is a delight.–Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. REVIEW "This appealing riff on the Aesop fable of “The Fox and the Grapes” is ideal for families that make a point of reading aloud at night…In “Lousy Rotten Stinkin’ Grapes,” a delightful third collaboration of author Margie Palatini and illustrator Barry Moser, the old story takes on a new texture as Fox tries to enlist one animals after another in his quest for the tasty treat…Mr. Moser’s renderings of the Fox are very funny: We see both the animal’s predatory authority and his egotistical foolishness when he is shown launching himself wildly at the grapes from various absurd locations. What really seals this picture book as a bedtime choice for children ages 4-8, though, is Ms. Palatini’s lively dialogue…In the end, as in Aesop, Fox stamps away disgruntled. But in this version, the other creatures feast cheerfully on the elusive delicacy that was, for resourceful them, always within reach."--Wall Street Journal ABOUT THE AUTHOR Margie Palatini is the author of many celebrated children’s books, including Lousy Rotten Stinkin’ Grapes, The Three Silly Billies, and Earthquack!, all illustrated by Barry Moser, as well as Sweet Tooth and Bedhead, both illustrated by Jack E. Davis. She lives with her family in New Jersey. Visit Margie at MargiePalatini.com. Barry Moser has won numerous accolades for his work, including the prestigious National Book Award for Design and Illustration and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He is both an author and an artist, whose illustrations can be seen in books ranging from Voices of Ancient Egypt by Kay Winters to Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems by Kristine O'Connell George. Barry Moser's work is represented in collections throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, and the Library of Congress. He lives in western Massachusetts. Read more Continue reading Read lessItem Weight: 15.2 ouncesgItem Length: 5mmItem Height: 110mmType: AnimalsRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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