this Gently Spooky Read-aloud Treat Is Also A Satisfying Bedtime Book — Sure To Delight The Youngest Reader On Many A Deep, Dark Night.
little Baby Mummy Wants Just One More Game Of Hide-and-shriek With Big Mama Mummy Before Bedtime. The Night Is Deep And Dark, Full Of Friendly Creatures That Click Their Clacky Teeth And Whoosh Past On Flippy-floppy Wings. But Who Will Comfort Little Baby Mummy If A Small, Scritchy-scratchy Someone Gives Him A Scare? Big Mama Mummy, Of Course! Fresh, Comical Illustrations Complement This Everso- Slightly Suspenseful Story With A Satisfying Ending.
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carolyn Crimi's Tale Is Told From The Perspective Of A Child Mummy Who Is Lost In The Wilds Of A Land Described Only As A Deep, Dark Place. This Is An Interesting Peek Into An Imagined World Of Monster Childhood, And Being Lost And Scared Without Your Mom Is Also A Very Common Childhood Experience. Crimi Handles It Well, With Sincere Language, And We Cannot Help But Laugh When The Monster That Finally Turns Out To Scare Baby Mummyafter He Encounters A Skeleton, An Amorphous Blob, And A Vampireis A Mouse! The Illustrations Are Fun And Expressive And Have Some Cool Particularssuch As The Skeleton's Boxer Shorts With A Dice Patternbut Could Occasionally Have Used More Detail To Engage The Wonder Of Readers. The Shore Of A Swamp For Example Takes Up Almost Two Pages And Is Just Grass, And A Graveyard Baby Mummy Stumbles Upon Is Just A Grouping Of Similar Graves. This Curious Tale Of A Young Mummy Lost In A World Of Monsters Preparing For Bed Will Make Kids Laugh And Ultimately Feel Happy At Baby Mummy's Return Home. Reviewer: Brendan Frost
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Halloween
- Holidays & Celebrations
Publisher : Candlewick
Author : Crimi, Carolyn
Language : English
Published :2008-07-03
Number Of Pages : 32
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0763631965
ISBN-13 : 9780763631963
Item weight : 0.85 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 9 in x 10.7 in
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