Stop That Pickle! [Paperback]

Peter Armour (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

When Mrs. Elmira Deeds waddles into Mr. Adolph’s deli and asks for a pickle, chaos erupts! The pickle escapes from the jar, and a cast of zany characters, including a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and seventeen toasted almonds, joins in the chase to stop the pickle as it attempts to run away. Can anyone stop that pickle?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Armour's comic, kid-pleasing escapade begins when Mrs. Elmira Deeds says to a deli owner, "I would like a pickle, please." But the lone green pickle sitting in the jar refuses to be eaten and flees the deli. Running down the street, it is followed by a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich and other comestibles, all of which cry out, "Stop that pickle!" Inevitably, the other foodstuffs are devoured and the pickle allowed to continue its flight (why it's okay to eat, say, 17 toasted almonds but not a pickle remains a mystery). Shachat ( You Can't Catch Me ) contributes zany childlike art: the various snacks, personified with bulging eyes and short stubby legs, race across busy backgrounds. A hoot. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-A pickle that doesn't want to be eaten tries to run away, and various other foods chase him. If your readers enjoy stories about food, this might interest them at first. The illustrations, however, will send them running. They're very poor imitations of Maira Kalman and Hendrik Drescher's styles, with none of the humor, care, or detail that characterize their respective works. The writing isn't involving or clever enough for a read-aloud, and the story lacks the development of similar tales such as Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's The Stinky Cheese Man (Viking, 1992) or even the traditional Gingerbread Boy. Stop that purchase order.
Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, NY
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (May 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618548890
• ISBN-13: 978-0618548897
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most requested book, November 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Stop That Pickle! (Hardcover)

We took this book out of the library about a year ago. My 3 and 5 year old girls loved it. Every time we return to the library we take it out again at my 3 year old's request. I have recommended this book to more parents and love to tell them the story line. We are buying it today to free up the library copy. STOP THAT PICKLE!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go, Pickle, GO!, January 15, 2003

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C.S. (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stop That Pickle! (Hardcover)

I got this book on the recommendation of a friend who's a children's librarian. At the time, my son was only a year old. It quickly - try, immediately! - became his favorite. I thought it was rather silly at first, but his response was quick and positive, and pretty soon, we all were laughing over the antics of the Pickle and his pursuers! "Stop Pickle Please" my baby requests on a daily basis. Bedtime is not complete without reading it, and now he even anticipates us - as soon as we turn to the page where the pickle escapes, he cries, "Go, Pickle, GO!" and then "Eeeek!" (like Ms. Elmira Deeds!) and laughs at his own joke. And a few weeks ago, he even looked up from his lunch of peanut butter and jelly and said to me, "Peanut butter has great endurance" in his little baby voice - (he's almost 2 years now). I nearly fell in the floor - I couldn't believe it! This book is terrific, absolutely terrific. The children really get into it, and my son has learned a lot of interesting words and phrases! I highly, highly recommend this book for anyone with small children.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A family favorite, November 29, 2001

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"sdiazsonn" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stop That Pickle! (Hardcover)

My kids (all four of them) love this book. And I never minded reading it again and again. I originally found it several years ago on the sale table of a local bookstore and could never find it again. Happy to see it is available. It is a family favorite.