9780802798282

Buy Now

Walker Childrens

On sale:

July 2010

Price:

$16.99

Format:

Hardcover

Size:

9.625 x 10.75 in

Pages:

40 pp

Ages:

4-8

Grades:

P-3


ISBN-13: 9780802798282

ISBN-10: 0802798284



Also Available

9780802798299

Reinforced Edition


Animal House

Written by Candace Ryan
Illustrated by Nathan Hale

Book Description

A wildly clever picture book that's loads of . . . pun!

Jeremy's teacher Mrs. Nuddles thinks he belongs in a zoo-and she isn't far from the truth. Jeremy lives in an animal house, where refrigergators roam free, floormingoes don't mind being stepped on, and manatee-vees broadcast the news. When Mrs. Nuddles visits Jeremy's house herself, she witnesses the amazing animal house firsthand: the snailbox full of mail, the armapillow happy to let her rest her head, and-unfortunately for Mrs. Nuddles-the vulchair, who might be a bit hungry today. Young readers will delight in the silly wordplay and bright, detailed illustrations of this wild story.

"Ryan has so much fun coming up with increasingly ridiculous wildlife that it’s to Hale’s credit that his fine-tipped acrylics can keep up with the punny pandemonium. This book will stand up to multiple rereadings."—Kirkus Reviews

“The use of portmanteau is clever, and the large, acrylic illustrations are imaginative, bringing each part of the animal house to life, as well as the Guggenheim-like “mooseum.”—School Library Journal