The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

by Trinka Hakes Noble, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator)

Overview

Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803717237
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	01/01/1980
Series:	Pied Piper Books Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	170,568
Product dimensions:	8.81(w) x 10.75(h) x 0.37(d)
Lexile:	AD540L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Steven Kellogg is a beloved author and illustrator who has published than 100 picture books, including the classics The Mysterious Tadpole, Can I Keep Him?, The Island of the Skog, Is Your Mama a Llama?, and this book, Pinkerton, Behave!, which was on Horn Book and Booklist’s Best of the Year lists and led to four sequels. A winner of the Regina Medal for his lifetime contribution to children’s literature, Steven Kellogg’s books have received numerous accolades, such as being named Reading Rainbow featured selections and winning the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Award, and the Parents’ Choice Award.

Editorial Reviews

A little girl tells her mother (in true elementary school style) about her boring class field trip to the farm. Indeed, it seems boring until Jimmy pulls out his pet boa constrictor to meet all the animals. A kid's free-for-all ensues--eggs are thrown, pigs brought on to the bus, a cow cries, and the boa eats the laundry off the line--making this far from a typical class field trip. Kellogg's illustrations of friendly animals, gleeful kids, and distraught adults are right on the mark.

Barnes & Noble Staff