Mother, Mother, I Feel Sick; Send for the Doctor, Quick, Quick, Quick [Hardcover]

Burton Supree (Author), Remy Charlip (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

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

Cherished household items are mysteriously disappearing. And a rotund little boy feels ill. What'¬?s a mother to do? Why, call the doctor, quick, quick, quick! After one look at the boy, the doctor decides to operate and investigate. But no one is quite prepared for what he finds. Acclaimed children'¬?s author and illustrator, Remy Charlip, presents an updated and expanded version of his original, fanciful story.‚Ä¢ Great source of inspiration for classroom and at-home shadow play‚Ä¢ Updated edition of a classic, with six newly created backgrounds!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Originally published in 1966, Mother Mother I Feel Sick Send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree, has been re-illustrated by Charlip, with silhouette paper cut-outs against a background of Victorian wallpaper. This visual treatment gives the story about a beach ball-shaped boy with a stomach ache a nostalgic look sophisticated enough to lure modern readers. As the doctor removes each item from the boy's stomach (a parasol, a bicycle, etc.), they appear in full color on the opposite spread, and the boy gradually returns to his natural size and shape.

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From Booklist

Ages 3-5. When a boy complains of feeling sick, his distressed mother sends for the doctor, who operates on his stomach and extracts one impossible object after another, from a teapot to a bicycle. A perennial favorite with preschoolers, this picture book has been reprinted with new backgrounds for its distinctive silhouette illustrations. The new outdoor scenes, softly drawn in shades of blue, make attractive backdrops, though the wallpaper patterns in a few of the interior scenes are too large in scale and detract from the artwork when viewed up close. Hold the book up for the story-hour crowd, though, and its magic still shines through. An appended note explains how to perform the rhyme as a shadow play. May this rejuvenated classic entertain children with its wonderfully absurd story and comical punch line for another 35 years. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 46 pages
• Publisher: Tricycle Press (March 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582460434
• ISBN-13: 978-1582460437
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 0.4 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #930,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An appreciated encore printing, October 2, 2002

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"abookbug" (Dublin, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mother, Mother, I Feel Sick; Send for the Doctor, Quick, Quick, Quick (Hardcover)

I remember these Victorian silhouette illustrations on bold backgrounds from when I was young, and when we found it recently at the library I discovered that it has as much appeal to my four year old today as it did (and still does) to me. The objects the doctor extracts from a young boy's dramatically bloated stomach get progressively more outrageous as they go along, and the story ends with a funny twist. I'm delighted to find this 1966 Berkeley, CA classic available again in print.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Childhood memories, May 30, 2005

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Antoinette Wynters (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mother, Mother, I Feel Sick; Send for the Doctor, Quick, Quick, Quick (Hardcover)

When I was a small child back in the late sixties, early seventies, my this was probably my favorite book in the whole world. When read in very expressive voices, it adds to the wonderful illustrations in this book. I still have my original copy from when I was a child, and hold it close to my heart. It thrills me to know that perhaps another generation will be exposed to this book, and its next phase begins.

5.0 out of 5 stars We love this book!, April 7, 2010

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This review is from: Mother, Mother, I Feel Sick; Send for the Doctor, Quick, Quick, Quick (Hardcover)

I used to read this story to my brother when we were little and wanted to share it with my daughter. It brought back such wonderful memories when I read it to her.