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Kindergarten-Grade 4—When he kicks an empty can of cat food from a lawn, a boy who repeats, "Nothing ever happens around here" triggers a chain reaction of mishaps that ultimately changes his mind about his neighborhood. The can hits a sleeping cat, who is chased by a dog through a town populated by pirates, a policeman, a zookeeper, cowboys, and a woman with a funny hat. The bored boy remains oblivious to the havoc that continues when an elephant, frightened by the chase, breaks free from the zoo. It sets loose a rolling barrel of kippered herring that hits a ladder and spills a painter's bucket, causing the baker's tray full of pies to go flying. The antics continue through the town, until the elephant halts abruptly to enjoy a lost bag of peanuts, sending the cat spiraling through the air and into the boy's arms. "This place is great!," the boy exclaims as the cuddly cat purrs next to his smiling face. Color cartoon drawings show the humorous progression of the chaotic events in a nearly wordless layout that balances detailed activity with white space so the eye can rest. Facial expressions and onomatopoeia add to the wackiness of the scenes. Best enjoyed one-on-one or with a small group, the book is sure to win over its audience. —Julie R. Ranelli, Kent Island Branch Library, Stevensville, MD
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Nothing EVER happens around here! No way! No how!" Bored and angry, a small boy kicks an empty cat-food can up a tree and does not notice the exciting uproar all around him on the city streets. The can wakes a snoozing cat, which gets chased by a dog into the zoo, where an elephant escapes; a painter falls off her ladder and sploshes red paint on the sidewalk, which makes the baker slip and send his pies flying to hit all kinds of people in the face, which sends a ball to upset a pile of bouncing oranges, until the cat comes flying to land in the boy's lap and transforms his glowering fury into quiet, smiling bliss. Filled with action, the big comic-style, ink-and-watercolor pictures are clear and bright, with lots of space. Young children will enjoy the slapstick and the cumulative fun. Rochman, Hazel
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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Hardcover: 40 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (June 26, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060752483
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060752484
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,062,566 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Phooey is Phunny!, June 22, 2007
A young boy is bored, convinced that his town is boring, that "nothing ever happens." But when he kicks a can, it causes a string of events that the boy doesn't notice. A dog chases a cat, an elephant escapes the zoo, oranges bounce everywhere--it's chaos! But the boy is bored. He is so focused on nothing happening that he doesn't see anything that is happening. What would he see if he looked beyond his own feet?

In this whimsical picture book, illustrator Marc Rosenthal combines his quirky sense of humor with heartwarming drawings sure to please young readers. Fans of H.A. Rey's "Curious George" illustrations and Jean de Brunoff's "Babar" renderings will especially appreciate Rosenthal's work. "Sound effects" such as "Yowlll," "Zoop," "Boing," and so on add a bit of comic-book flare for further distinction.

This is a fun pick for preschoolers and early elementary students.

Reviewed by Christina Wantz Fixemer
06/22/2007

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pfui, December 19, 2007
This will probably mark the fourth time today that I have attempted to sit down and write my review of this book. Attempt #1 was foiled when I looked at the art and was reminded of old comic strips of the 1920s and 30s. So of course, I had to look at my collection of them. Attempt #2 fell victim to a sudden uncontrollable desire to pluck Little Nemo 1905-1914 from its shelf for a good long read. Attempt #3 saw me getting really close to success. Unfortunately, I started trolling the comic websites in the hopes of defining what it is about Rosenthal's style I like so much. Finally, we arrive at Attempt #4 and, I sincerely hope, the moment when I am able to satisfactorily direct your attention to author/artist Marc Rosenthal's latest, greatest ode to comic strips, comic sensibilities, old timey picture books, and great gags. That is, as long as I don't look too closely at that edition of The Comics: Since 1945 sitting on my shelf.

Our hero is one bored kid. There is absolutely nothing going on around him so with an outraged, "PHOOEY!" he kicks an empty can of cat food. A can that, in turn, hits a cat upside the head, causing it to flump to the ground and be chased by a dog. As dog and cat run into a nearby zoo the boy meets up with a friend and complains loudly about the lack of excitement going on. "Nothing ever happens around here! No Way! No How!" Of course, his back is to most of the crazy stuff that's going on. An elephant has now escaped, barrels and pies are flying, navel oranges ("extra bouncy") escape the confines of an outdoor stall, and soon an entire street of people is rendered chaotic. It's only when the elephant riding cat is thrown for a loop into the air and onto the boy's lap that he perks up, sits amazed, and says, "This place is great!" Boredom, it seems, is only there if you expect to find it.

For a book that appears to be so simple, Rosenthal certainly packs in the details. You won't notice these on a first reading, probably. If you're reading the book to a kid then the two of you will have more fun making the sound effects and various noises. It's only when you reach the last page that the kid might turn to you and asks, "Why's the pirate wearing glasses now?" And sure as shooting, there's that pirate you saw earlier wearing a pair of Harry Potter-ish specs. Well, where did he get them? So you do a second read and things start to get all the weirder. Is that a woman removing a canoe from the trunk of her car in the middle of a city? And when you go all the way back, isn't the boy's inadvertent kicking of a can directly responsible for all the nuttiness that happens as a result? The really impressive detail, however, is an image hidden under the back bookflap. On the endpapers you can see our hero combating his boredom in various ways. These appear to be identical to the positions he was in on the FRONT endpapers... and then you lift the flap. There, walking away with a secret smile is the boy with his new kitty cat in hand. It's a pity that many libraries paste down these flaps on their books before circulating them. Looks like they'll be hiding a mighty nice little detail in the process.

In ten years or so a parent might stumble on this book in their local library, note the artistic style, and naturally assume on a first reading that the book was published around the time of Robert McCloskey and the like. This would be a reasonable assumption if you didn't notice some of the newer elements that sneak onto the pages. The cars may look straight out of Double Indemnity, but the bicyclists are all wearing rounded helmets. And there may be things like hat shops, black and white televisions, and cowboys, but at the same time they exist in the same universe as businesswomen and people of other races (not many, but still...). There's a kind of interior logic to Mr. Rosenthal's world that knows how to remain pleasing to our twenty-first century sensibilities.

My husband and I were killing ourselves trying to figure out what Mr. Rosenthal's style reminded us the most of. He certainly owes a bit to the old masters, so I hauled out my Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics and found some comparisons to "The Katzenjammer Kids" in terms of physical comedy. My husband thought it was far more similar to "The Little King" series of comics by O. Soglow that used to run in The New Yorker. In his dedication, however, Mr. Rosenthal himself prefers to pay tribute the world of Babar and its creator Jean de Brunhoff. However you care to define it, one thing's for certain. Rosenthal's art takes the best of the old-timey styles and rejiggers them into a format replete with bouncing oranges, wayward elephants, and the rare near-signed pirate or two for kicks. And let's not forget the sound effects. Rendered in a variety of fonts, colors, and shapes they can be anything from the "SHMEK" of a man bouncing off an elephant's rear to the "POIT" of a feller poking a lady with his umbrella, or the "AAAR" of a disappointed pirate.

With hints of Once Upon a Banana and other accumulative picture book tales, "Phooey!" takes ironic boredom to a whole new level. Old-timey enough to charm mod parents with enough visual gags to enchant tykes of all ages, "Phooey!"'s a keeper. Designed for a close reading again and again and again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars cute book, November 26, 2007
My 3 year old loves this book. He likes spelling out the words, and repeating them. Very simple and enjoyable. A great way to teach elementary school students about the literary convention of onomatopoeia. My only criticism is that there isn't truly an ongoing narrative--it reads more like a comic book than a picture book (there is a difference). Be that as it may, my son enjoyed it. Thumbs up.
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