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Steadman, Ralph
2 Reviews
(4)
K-3
The dot in a URL confides its secret: "Every time you switch off [the computer], I sneak away to have tea"--black ink, actually--"with my friend the Duchess of Amalfi." Steadman uses his trademark splenetic style to show the dot splattering everything it encounters (the Duke of Bogshott, etc.). This story is high on concept but low on meaning.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(4)
K-3
This offbeat story claims to explain the origins of two types of sandwich cookies. Although Garibaldi really was a famous Italian general, everything else in this rather absurd story about war between the Italians and French Bourbons seems to be invented. Adult fans of Steadman's work may be intrigued, but only kids with heightened appreciation for the nonsensical will be interested.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
2 reviews
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