Bridget and the Muttonheads [Hardcover]

Pija Lindenbaum (Author, Illustrator), Kjersti Board (Translator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

An uproarious follow-up to Bridget and the Gray Wolves

Bridget is staying in a hotel with her parents, and it's boring. There's no sandbox like the one at daycare, and there are no other children - only grownups talking gibberish, walking about in bathing suits, and making giant splashes in the pool. Bridget doesn't like swimming and decides to go exploring. Behind the hotel there is a beach and a tiny island, where she discovers five small sheep in dire need of a little care. They are overheated and very hungry. Bridget helps them cool down, but will she be able to teach them to swim across the bay to find food? Of course!

Bridget and the Muttonheads will have readers both young and old laughing at Pija Lindenbaum's clever illustrations and Bridget's winning personality.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Fresh from her adventure with a pack of wolves (Bridget and the Gray Wolves), Bridget wanders away from the hotel pool while on vacation, and meets five offbeat sheep (they feed on "lemon soda, cookies and old Band-Aids") whom she teaches to swim, in Bridget and the Muttonheads by Pija Lindenbaum, trans. by Kjersti Board.
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From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-While playing at the beach behind the hotel where her family is vacationing, Bridget notices "clouds" on a small, nearby island. Wading out, she discovers that the clouds are actually five sheep, "all limp and perspiring heavily." She sets about cooling them off, milking them, feeding them, teaching them to swim, and shearing their heavy coats. Finally, she and the animals part ways, and Bridget returns to the hotel. The text is written in the third-person from an omniscient narrator's point of view, which unfortunately keeps readers well distanced from the characters. In addition, some of the situations don't make sense, such as a child wandering off on her own and wading out into the water without being missed by her parents. Young readers may also be confused as to why there are sheep on the beach to begin with-a fact that is never explained. The cartoon drawings of the animals and their brightly illustrated antics are the real stars of this book, but even these unique pictures cannot make the book anything more than a marginal purchase.
Heather E. Miller, Homewood Public Library, AL
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 28 pages
• Publisher: R & S Books; 1st edition (September 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9129656508
• ISBN-13: 978-9129656503
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,589,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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