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Title: Jackalope by Susan Stevens Crummel, Janet Stevens ISBN: 0-15-216736-6 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This strange creature is sure to eventually turnip somewhere
Comment: I purchased this book because it had such an intersting title: JACKALOPE. Simple, yet mysterious. A jackalope is an imaginary (well, maybe not totally imaginary) creature that has the body of a jack rabbit and the horns of an antelope. This book is "the absolute truth" about what happened to the jackalope. The story is narrated by a crudgy old armadillo who sits in a lawn chair.
Basically, there once was a jack rabbit named Jack who wasn't happy being who he was. He wanted to be a fierce and frightening creature. One day he wished upon a star and his fairy godrabbit appeared and gave him the horns of an antelope. But there was a catch, but Jack was so excited, he didn't listen to what the catch was.
This is a hilarious story that mixes everything together from American tall tales to classic fairy tales. There's a little bit of Cinderella, Pinocchio, the big bad wolf (coyote) from Little Red Riding Hood involved. There's also a touch of Aesop's fables and a magic mirror that is probably a cousin to the one in Snow White. All of this and vegetable jokes and witty wordplay. Plus, some really clever illustrations. Tack on a false ending and some scientific facts about jackrabbits, antelope, and horned toads and you've got yourself one mighty fine story. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a great story, age doesn't matter.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very funny!
Comment: I had to laugh as a read this book to my daughters. It teaches a wonderful lesson to be happy with who you are, not who you think you want to be. I loved the ending... enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: Silly, corny--lots of fun!
Comment: The sister duo who produced this book obviously had lots of fun--with word play, corny jokes, rhymes, and borrowed bits and pieces of classic tales-a fairy godrabbit and a magic mirror that admonishes, "I don't just reflect, I need your respect." They tack on a false ending plus an old-fashioned moral: "Like yourself as you are."
They set out to tell the TRUE story of that unique Western creature--the jackalope, a jack rabbit with antelope horns--and pull it off wonderfully with an irreverent attitude and silly illustrations.
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Title: Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver, Lynn Rowe Reed ISBN: 0823416879 Publisher: Holiday House Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss ISBN: 006000150X Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Tumbleweed Stew by Susan Stevens Crummel, Janet Stevens ISBN: 0152048308 Publisher: Green Light Readers Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Cook-a-Doodle-Doo by Susan Stevens Crummel, Janet Stevens ISBN: 0152019243 Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems ISBN: 078681988X Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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