Aunt Hilarity's Bustle [Library Binding]

Helen Ketteman (Author), James Warhola (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up

In a misguided attempt to join the ranks of high fashion, Aunt Hilarity pieces together a homemade bustle and soon has the whole town of Willow Flats scratching, hopping, and throwing food at each other from Thanksgiving to Christmas.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Too poor to buy the latest in fashion, Aunt Hilarity embarks on some disastrous attempts to make her own. After studying magazines, she first constructs a bustle from an old grain sack stuffed with hay, but the sack is infested with fleas. Lively illustrations show an acrobatic woman as she tries to relieve her itching. Undaunted, she washes the sack and stuffs it with old paint rags, and when she stands too close to a candle, it bursts into flames. Amos Ledbetter throws punch on the flames only to drench Mrs. Anna Belle Prather in the process. Thus begins the biggest food fight Willow Flats has ever had. Ever-determined, Aunt Hilarity constructs a bustle from chicken-wire. Finishing it in time for the Christmas Ball, she dons her latest creation with pride. However, while dancing, it begins to unravel, beginning a chain of events that ends with the woman wearing the Christmas tree. Aunt Hilarity's family and the townsfolk are comically illustrated in pen, ink and watercolor. Children will giggle with delight at the slapstick spectacles this slave of fashion creates. A funny story about a heroine with plenty of spark.
- Michelle M. Strazer, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Juv) (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671778617
• ISBN-13: 978-0671778613
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,031,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read-Aloud Tall-Tall-Tale for all ages 4 to 104 :-), December 14, 2008

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Lynn Pritchett (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aunt Hilarity's Bustle (Library Binding)

Aunt Hilarity's Bustle is the first of Helen Ketteman's now famous tall tales, and the most hilarious of all. Aunt Hilarity literally bounce off the pages with Ketteman's wild inventiveness and James Warhola's crazy illustrations! Read the entire review at L. Pritchett's Editor's Choice Award winning article "Christmas Read-Aloud Books for All Ages" at the suite101 website noted at L.Pritchett's amazon profile.