Shouting Sharon: A Riotous Counting Rhyme [Paperback]

David Pace (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

When Sharon shouts at the top of her voice, chaos ensues: two tired twins wake up and howl, four fat ladies break their diets and nine brass bandsmen cause a riot. But one day Sharon encounters ten hungry lions, and suddenly she has met her match, or has she?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The subtitle of this muddled work is at best two-thirds correct. It is inarguably a counting book (albeit a less than distinctive entry in this jam-packed field); and the illustrations are indeed riotous?generally too much so, as overcrowded pages and awkward compositions obscure the book's purported aim. Rhyme, however, is almost entirely absent, the sole apparent example being the pairing of "bats" and "cats" (unless "cut" and "chocolate" strike the fancy of the poetically impaired). The book's format: Sharon halts a "numerical" scene ("Two tired twins asleep in a carriage"; "Three busy barbers snipping beards") with a disruptive exclamation (for the preceding, "Wake up!" and "Cut!"), whereupon the irritated characters pursue the girl across the bottom of the spreads. And about that title: Will parents really want their little ones to emulate a hollering heroine? Ages 2-5.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

David Pace qualified as an architect, and has worked as a children's author and illustrator for over 10 years. He lives in London.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Paperback: 36 pages
• Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0711208964
• ISBN-13: 978-0711208964
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,065,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A favorite for two to seven year olds, April 9, 2003

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Lisa Anne Kay (Uniontown, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shouting Sharon: A Riotous Counting Rhyme (Paperback)

This is a favorite book at our house. I read it every night to our two year old. We have owned it since 1999. That year I read it to my oldest son and the rest of his first grade class. They loved it and requested a second reading so that they could shout like Sharon. This year (2003) I went back and read it to another first grade class this time my two year old was with me. The class laughed histerically because after I read what Sharon shouted my little one said it again. Their teacher told me it was the highlight of their first grade year. OK the rhyming isn't perfect but neither is Sharon. This is a very fun book!! Buy it!