Kevin O'Malley has taken a classic nursery rhyme and turned it into a rollicking mystery. Observant readers will love following Inspector Owl as he gathers the clues shown on each spread, then puts them all together to solve the mystery of Who Killed Cock Robin? Full-color illustrations.
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Gr. 2-4. Who Killed Cock Robin? may be a catchy title, but the real mystery here is, who stole the jewels? Alert readers will note that something's fishy and may even begin to spot the clues the first time through--even though a second reading will definitely be in order. But the book is still confusing even after another look, and its picture-book format seems too young for kids old enough to follow what's happening. The dramatic jacket and colorful illustrations will attract younger children, but parents of preschoolers may find it tricky to explain that the robin faked his own death to deflect suspicion, then hid the jewels in his coffin to dig up later. In the end, justice prevails, and O'Malley provides young detectives with a list of the visual clues that lead to Cock Robin's capture. As they say about British mysteries, "Too clever by half." Carolyn Phelan
From Kirkus Reviews
A mystery in the classic style, written in verse that mimics the familiar rhyme. A haughty detective--an owl in a pince-nez- -gets a confession from a sparrow plus an eye-witness account from a gardener/magpie; still, it's not so simple--an apparently unrelated jewel heist is involved. Small sleuths will enjoy picking up the clues in the illustrations, though the parody of adult mysteries will surely elude them. O'Malley's brash, bold art is nicely peopled with suspicious looking birds and caricatures, like the old turkey presiding at the trial. Not as cleverly plotted or as elegantly illustrated as Yolen's Piggins series, but with much of the same appeal. (Picture book. 5-8) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Illustrator Kevin O'Malley has written and illustrated a number of books, including "Little Buggy Runs Away" and the Miss Malarkey books by Judy Finchler. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Who Killed Cock Robin,
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This review is from: Who Killed Cock Robin? (Hardcover)
This is a lovely little mystery with fun "hidden" clues throughout the book. It is a great family read for kids 9 and under.
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Great for MUSIC TEACHERS!,
This review is from: Who Killed Cock Robin? (Hardcover)
All elementary music teachers must own this book!!! Great to use with the folk song with the same title. Useful to teach the element low la, as the repeated pattern "It was I, oh it was I" is sung on la, la, do re mi re do la,
My third graders die to sing this book and search for all the hidden clues, and I am happy to let them do so because they get so grounded in la pentatonic.
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Wow!,
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This review is from: Who Killed Cock Robin? (Hardcover)
The nursery rhyme "Who killed Cock Robin" has an unusual structure, with interior rhyming and repetition, that makes it interesting to listen to.
There is a lot going on in this book. Kevin O'Malley has taken the nursery rhyme and turned it into a mystery -- a cover up. Because Cock Robin isn't dead at all. All the birds say their nursery rhyme lines, but the owl spots clues that lead him to believe that something else is happening. The illustrations give you clues. The newspaper article at the end sums it all up. This is a great book for more perceptive kids, or older kids studying poetry. The illustrations are so different from the usual thing from Kevin O'Malley. Very well-done book.
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