5/8/2023 0 Comments Jean reidy books![]() ![]() “Have you ever wondered why you are here?” asks the second-person narration. 2-5)Ī young child explores the unlimited potential inherent in all humans. The ending’s gustatory triumph may frustrate-it’s unclear what he finally declares “So yummy!” because he’s “All done” by the time readers see it-but the verse is so satisfying that young listeners will recite along and demand seconds. ![]() But the portrayals of this boy mummified in spaghetti (“too stringy”), holding a square forkful of still-frozen peas (“too freezy”) and squinting underneath the dripping raincloud formed by the “too fizzy” seltzer explosion carry the conceptual humor. “Too wrinkly, too squishy, / too fruity, / too fishy! / Too slimy, too slurpy, / too bubbly, / too burpy!” Readers must project their own knowledge of varying textures, because Leloup’s brightly colored, flattish digital shapes don’t really convey the wrinkleyness of raisins or the sliminess of snails. A rodent companion follows him through Reidy’s pithy, energetic text, which scans and rhymes so exuberantly that it feels joyful even though it’s about revulsion. Rejoice, gleeful mealtime fussbudgets: Too Purpley! (2010) has a sibling, and it’s called Too Pickley! This round-headed boy rejects all offered foods. ![]()
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