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32 pp.
| Dutton |
July, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-525-47125-1$$15.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Mike Lester.
When a frenzied mob of students stampede into their classroom, a chain reaction of mishaps begins: a spilled ant farm lures a show-and-tell pet snake from its box, making a girl shriek, causing a boy to spill birthday cupcakes, which the janitor then slips on..., etc. The book is long, but Greene wisely breaks up the cumulative repetition. Lester's bustling, sketchy, bold-outlined illustrations add deadpan humor.