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Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again

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I am a school librarian in Ankeny, Iowa. I had around 100 1st graders read a group of 25 books published within the last year. This book was voted number three!

Bought this for my 3 and 5 yr old boy - they love it. The image of Humpty sitting in his lounge chair in his underwear seems to have been their particular favorite but they like the whole story very much. The underlying themes of depression, crisis in self-confidence, service, and resurrection are somewhat over their heads - but the humorous side comments embedded in each page are appreciated by child and adult.

Little did we know but.....Humpty Dumpty was a climber! He climbed lots of mountains and walls and has pictures on his walls at home and on both inside the cover!

But then there was that fateful fall that we all know about. One smart horse decides to call the local doctor and he was able to put Humpty together again and told him that he needed to be careful, after all he was an egg! So, Humpty decides to pay it safe and hangs out at home sulking and eating potato chips. Humpty's friend the Dish comes by to visit Humpty and finds in still in front of the TV and in his underwear. Dish gives up and runs off with his pal the spoon! There sat Humpty when a spider came down right on his head and scared him out the door. Humpty went walking and you wouldn't believe it but a dog even laughed at him! So on he went drawn to the mountains. And there he found two guards, climbing gear and the kings favorite horse is stuck on a cliff! As the guards thought their goose was cooked Humpty in his underwear began to climb the mountain and got to the horse and got the horse down. Humpty got back up onto that wall and continued to climb walls and mountains.... but always with the proper gear and pants!

Love this book and it's funny illustrations and thought bubbles. And also other nursery rhythms.

This book is a cute idea but the execution is weak. I wouldn't really recommend it unless you pick it up at a library or something.