| Exciting News! |
My newest picture book - Peter Spit A Seed At Sue - just won
the Kentucky Bluegrass Children's Choice Award for 2010! A
big thank you to the children of Kentucky!
the Kentucky Bluegrass Children's Choice Award for 2010! A
big thank you to the children of Kentucky!
Kirkus Reviews
This slapstick farce bounces along in rollicking rhyme accompanied by
exaggerated cartoon-style illustrations featuring round-cheeked,
wide-eyed characters sporting skinny extremities and outsized feet. The
plot is simple: Four bored kids perk up a hot summer day by spitting
watermelon seeds at one another. The action escalates when they take
their battle to the village square and others get involved. The stern
mayor's appearance threatens to shut down the fun until she suddenly
picks up a cream pie and lets it fly. Manders's style suits the brisk text,
which uses occasional typeface changes to enhance the rhythm. Although
the farmer's rattletrap truck and the idyllic village setting suggest an
earlier time, the backwards cap on Peter's head and a reference to
"dudes in business suits" set the story squarely in the present. Light as
a pie and sweet as melon, this story should find an enthusiastic audience
with parents and grandparents nostalgic for a simpler, sillier time, who
will enjoy sharing the fun with young listeners. (Picture book. 3-6)
This slapstick farce bounces along in rollicking rhyme accompanied by
exaggerated cartoon-style illustrations featuring round-cheeked,
wide-eyed characters sporting skinny extremities and outsized feet. The
plot is simple: Four bored kids perk up a hot summer day by spitting
watermelon seeds at one another. The action escalates when they take
their battle to the village square and others get involved. The stern
mayor's appearance threatens to shut down the fun until she suddenly
picks up a cream pie and lets it fly. Manders's style suits the brisk text,
which uses occasional typeface changes to enhance the rhythm. Although
the farmer's rattletrap truck and the idyllic village setting suggest an
earlier time, the backwards cap on Peter's head and a reference to
"dudes in business suits" set the story squarely in the present. Light as
a pie and sweet as melon, this story should find an enthusiastic audience
with parents and grandparents nostalgic for a simpler, sillier time, who
will enjoy sharing the fun with young listeners. (Picture book. 3-6)
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date: June 12, 2008
ISBN-13: 9780670063093
Age Range: 4 to 8
32pp
Pub. Date: June 12, 2008
ISBN-13: 9780670063093
Age Range: 4 to 8
32pp
Fun Fact - Pardeeville, Wisconsin holds a Watermelon Festival every fall,
including a seed spitting contest! The 41st annual contest will be held on
Sept. 6th, 2008! Do you know of another watermelon spitting contest? Email
us about it!
including a seed spitting contest! The 41st annual contest will be held on
Sept. 6th, 2008! Do you know of another watermelon spitting contest? Email
us about it!