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Who's Got Game?: The Ant or the Grasshopper?

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"How can you say I never worked a day? Art is work. It just looks like play." Pascal Lemaitre's funny cartoons illustrate this fun story of friendly conflict between an ant and his grasshopper friend. This rollicking rhyme/cartoon combination follows a series of conflicts between the two buddies as they test each other.

It's ok to have an appreciation for the arts. What's NOT ok is the author's message to kids that it's ok to completely cast aside your responsibility to provide for yourself in the pursuit of your dream of being an artist. What would have been a better twist on this story is that in the end the ant was not only a responsible citizen but an artist as well. I don't recommend this version. Stick with the original Aesop's fable version. ART IS WORK but if nobody wants to buy it then you better be able to eat it.

Foxy G and Kid A play from dawn to dark all summer long. But when fall arrives, Kid A splits for work. Foxy G plays his groove, but Kid A does his chores, working from morning till night. When winter arrives, Foxy G nearly freezes in his cardboard box in the park. Foxy G goes to Kid A for help. Yet Kid A turns him away, even though Foxy G insists that "ART IS WORK." Foxy G is left to a field of snow, wondering just "who's got game?" This play on Aesop's Fables shows how anything can happen, how fortunes may rise and fall, upside down and back again. Children ages 5-8 will appreciate this comic strip fable.

A good story to help children learn about bullying behaviors & to illustrate that a little power can certainly go to one's head with disasterous results.

An absolutely amazing book for children and adults. This book is thought provoking and has a wonderful message about the appreciation of artists. My four year old son and I love this book and it has quickly become one of our favorite bedtime stories. the rhyme and rhythm of the book make it a fun read as well.