"Stevenson's familiar animals from Mud Flat Olympics and other titles participate in a yard sale with predictably enjoyable results. In 10 brief chapters, the many characters sell one another all sorts of items....These quietly funny and perceptive vignettes should delight fans of the other 'Mud Flat' stories and win new readers to the series....You won't need a hard sell for 'Yard Sale.'"--School Library Journal.
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From Publishers Weekly
As he did in The Mud Flat Olympics and A Village Full of Valentines, Stevenson finds, and nimbly conveys, the humor in an event of great import to his cozy animal community. The happening here is a yard sale, to which the resourceful vendors bring such gems as a tattered footstool, a third-generation comb, a broken hockey stick, a hand-less clock with a "silent" alarm and a necktie "once worn by George Washington." Marketing such treasures, the feisty crocodile Crocker steals the show with his ebullient if suspect sales tactics. In 10 vignettes, Stevenson's snappy text and endearing art comically depict classic yard-sale routines, like selling something of sentimental value to the first bidder and buying back an item after second thoughts descend. And kids will get a charge out of such less likely incidents as two animal peddlers selling opposite ends of an accordion to separate buyers. Though several episodes lack the zip of the best, they all add up to one top-of-the-line item. Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 3?Stevenson's familiar animals from Mud Flat Olympics (Greenwillow, 1994) and other titles participate in a yard sale with predictably enjoyable results. In 10 brief chapters, the many characters sell one another all sorts of items. Crocker, con man extraordinaire, convinces Henry Raccoon to buy a clock without hands or numbers; Beth sells a footstool she dislikes to Matthew, but buys it back for double the price when she sees how pleased he is with it; and Simsbury spends so much time in his attic looking for something he can bear to part with that he misses the whole sale. No matter, he is in time for the party where all the animals happily use their purchases. Each chapter is illustrated with several small watercolor cartoons done in Stevenson's typical style. His characters are filled with personality and expression, often conveyed simply through the eyes, as in the slightly shocked and dismayed look Nick and Myrna exchange when they realize that they will have to share an accordion since they have each simultaneously purchased a separate end. These quietly funny and perceptive vignettes should delight fans of the other "Mud Flat" stories and win new readers to the series. Contrast this title with Artie Ann Bates's fine Ragsale (Houghton, 1995). You won't need a hard sell for Yard Sale.?Louise L. Sherman, Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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