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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2AA clever look at a fresh topic. Gullible Guineapig, who is visiting Aunt Sarah, Uncle Bernard, and Cousin Lila, will believe just about anything. So when Aunt Sarah suggests he eat 50 carrots to become invisible, he gives it a try, only to get "a bit orange in the face." Then, Cousin Lila gives him some "soccer boots" (pink high heels), and Uncle Bernard sends him to wash the coal. Finally, after a warning from his cousin, he goes to the cellar for more coal and tries to avoid the monster that supposedly lives there. The ambiguous ending will delight children and possibly even vindicate poor Gullible. Shannon's simple text has a deadpan tone that is a good match for the silliness, and her proficient ink-and-watercolor illustrations move the story along nicely while enhancing the overall comedy. This tale has substance as well; everyone who lies to Gullible is also trying to get rid of him, a situation that will touch a nerve with many children. An enjoyable read-aloud.ALauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Ages 4^-8. Body language says it all in Shannon's watercolor illustrations for this deadpan comedy about a small, naive guinea pig who is teased and tricked, but who gets it right in the end. Gullible feels strange and lonely when he visits the big, plush home of his relatives. They tell him that there are monsters everywhere in the house and garden and that "little guinea pigs are their favorite things to eat." He tries to help his aunt bake a cake; he "tidies" his uncle's papers; he badgers his cousin; so they send him to wash a bucket of dirty coal. The cellar is very dark and scary, and he can just make out some scaly feet sticking out from the corner. He sends his relatives down to check, and they all laugh at him. In the end Gullible runs home to his mother's cozy cottage, but Shannon's pictures show what we all half dread: maybe there is a monster. What are those creatures peering from the shadows? Can't the relatives see that huge creature coming up the cellar stairs behind them? Hazel Rochman --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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PreSchool-Grade 2AA clever look at a fresh topic. Gullible Guineapig, who is visiting Aunt Sarah, Uncle Bernard, and Cousin Lila, will believe just about anything. So when Aunt Sarah suggests he eat 50 carrots to become invisible, he gives it a try, only to get "a bit orange in the face." Then, Cousin Lila gives him some "soccer boots" (pink high heels), and Uncle Bernard sends him to wash the coal. Finally, after a warning from his cousin, he goes to the cellar for more coal and tries to avoid the monster that supposedly lives there. The ambiguous ending will delight children and possibly even vindicate poor Gullible. Shannon's simple text has a deadpan tone that is a good match for the silliness, and her proficient ink-and-watercolor illustrations move the story along nicely while enhancing the overall comedy. This tale has substance as well; everyone who lies to Gullible is also trying to get rid of him, a situation that will touch a nerve with many children. An enjoyable read-aloud.ALauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Ages 4^-8. Body language says it all in Shannon's watercolor illustrations for this deadpan comedy about a small, naive guinea pig who is teased and tricked, but who gets it right in the end. Gullible feels strange and lonely when he visits the big, plush home of his relatives. They tell him that there are monsters everywhere in the house and garden and that "little guinea pigs are their favorite things to eat." He tries to help his aunt bake a cake; he "tidies" his uncle's papers; he badgers his cousin; so they send him to wash a bucket of dirty coal. The cellar is very dark and scary, and he can just make out some scaly feet sticking out from the corner. He sends his relatives down to check, and they all laugh at him. In the end Gullible runs home to his mother's cozy cottage, but Shannon's pictures show what we all half dread: maybe there is a monster. What are those creatures peering from the shadows? Can't the relatives see that huge creature coming up the cellar stairs behind them? Hazel Rochman --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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