Phyllis Root is the author of more than thirty books
for children, including One Duck Stuck, Oliver Finds His
Way, and the Boston Globe-Horn
Book Award-winning Big Momma Makes the World. She lives
in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Randy Cecil has illustrated many books for children,
including the New York Times best-selling And Here's
to You!by David Elliott, We've All Got Bellybuttons! by
David Martin, and My Father the Dog by Elizabeth Bluemle.
He lives in Houston, Texas.
Root’s jaunty wordplay and Cecil’s textured, hide-and-seek
illustrations make this an engaging romp that will be fun to share
with one child or many.
—Booklist
With an infectious assertion—"We've never, ever, ever, ever, ever
seen a moose. And we really, really, really, really want to see a
moose"—four children go in search of the elusive beast...Children
should enjoy seeing the diminutive cast confidently scrambling over
hill and dale, and sharp-eyed readers will get a kick out of
spotting various clues (e.g., skinny tree trunks with hooves) that
the moose have actually been following the party all along.
—Publishers Weekly
Inventive and appealing illustrations depict these four multiracial
moose hunters as they intently search, and the buoyant, rhymed text
makes for a stellar read-aloud. An excellent addition to any
collection.
—Kirkus Reviews
With an infectious assertion "We've never, ever, ever, ever, ever seen a moose. And we really, really, really, really want to see a moose" four children go in search of the elusive beast. As the quartet pokes in the woods, wades in swamps and peers in the bushes, Root (Big Momma Makes the World) takes ample opportunity for rhythmic wordplay: "We scrape through the bushes scritch scratch! scritch scratch! the brambly-ambly, bunchy-scrunchy, scrubby-shrubby bushes." The search finally takes them to a rocky hillside, where a whole passel of comically deadpan moose await ("We've never, ever, ever seen so many moose!"). The payoff isn't entirely satisfying, however, because author and illustrator do not seem entirely in sync. Cecil's (My Father the Dog) stubby-legged, potato-faced moose-seekers are cute and comically intent, but the expressionistic landscapes, with their subtly mottled textures and muted palette of greens and browns, put a visual damper on the silly proceedings. Still, children should enjoy seeing the diminutive cast confidently scrambling over hill and dale, and sharp-eyed readers will get a kick out of spotting various clues (e.g., skinny tree trunks with hooves) that the moose have actually been following the party all along. Age 3-5. (Sept.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Root's jaunty wordplay and Cecil's textured, hide-and-seek
illustrations make this an engaging romp that will be fun to share
with one child or many.
-Booklist
With an infectious assertion-"We've never, ever, ever, ever, ever
seen a moose. And we really, really, really, really want to see a
moose"-four children go in search of the elusive beast...Children
should enjoy seeing the diminutive cast confidently scrambling over
hill and dale, and sharp-eyed readers will get a kick out of
spotting various clues (e.g., skinny tree trunks with hooves) that
the moose have actually been following the party all along.
-Publishers Weekly
Inventive and appealing illustrations depict these four multiracial
moose hunters as they intently search, and the buoyant, rhymed text
makes for a stellar read-aloud. An excellent addition to any
collection.
-Kirkus Reviews
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