Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash (Harper growing tree) [Hardcover]

Sarah Weeks (Author), Nadine Bernard Westcott (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 1998 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Harper growing tree

You never know what you'll find on Mrs. McNosh's clothesline'when she gets a wrong number she even hangs up the phone! Brimming with humorous language play, this silly rhyming tale will tickle any toddler's funny bone!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A clothesline stretches throughout these pages as progressively stranger objects are hung out to dry. "A rollicking rhyme will have three year olds guffawing, with equally hilarious illustrations," noted PW. Ages 3-up.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From School Library Journal

PreSAThis cheerful, clever poem about a woman obsessed with washing things of all kinds and hanging them out on her endless clothesline should elicit plenty of giggles from preschoolers. Mrs. McNosh begins with the conventional dresses, underwear, shirts, and so forth, but soon moves on to such items as the newspaper, the dog, the telephone, a Christmas wreath, grandpa's dentures, two bats, and finally herself, suspended in a lounge chair. A brisk meter, bouncy rhythm, and frequent repetition make the book perfect for reading aloud. Splashy double-page spreads of cartoons in bright colors show a vigorous, smiling washerwoman scrubbing everything in a barrel of bubbly water and clothespinning her strange laundry to the line. A storytime must.APatricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (January 3, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694010766
• ISBN-13: 978-0694010769
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #876,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful book with great illustrations!, November 18, 1999

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Wendy Stoltz (Stockbridge, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash (Harper growing tree) (Hardcover)

Although this book is supposedly for the 4 and up set, my 2 year old absolutely loves it! The rhyming text realy holds her attention and makes her giggle, and the illustrations are really great. We checked this book out of the library on a whim, and now it's one of our favorites. Mrs. McNosh hangs all kinds of crazy things on her clothesline, including sleepy bats, the turkey she's roasting that night, and Grandpa McNosh's removable teeth. She gets a wrong number and hangs up the phone(on the clothesline that is), and when she's all done, she hangs herself up in a comfy chair for a nap. A truly whimsical book that your little ones will enjoy, and you will love to read to them again and again.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An easy read-along story that makes you laugh, September 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash (Harper growing tree) (Hardcover)

Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash is my 3 year old daughter's favorite book. She knows the ending of each rhyme before I get to it. From "Each morning at dawn" until "she hangs herself up in a comfortable chair", Mrs. Nellie McNosh captivates and tickles you with her wash.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Colorful Silly Book Kids Will Love to Read, December 22, 1999

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Dawn Woolcott (Vancouver WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash (Harper growing tree) (Hardcover)

This colorfully illustrated book is full of silly rhymes. Mrs. McNosh begins by doing the laundry, but becomes increasingly silly as she hangs more than just shirts and socks up on the line to dry. Soon ironing boards and the turkey dinner are drying in the breeze. The silly story will keep children giggling all the way through. The only drawback - - I didn't care for their choice of typeface, but that's just the designer in me talking!