As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
(2)
K-3
In a set of twenty portmanteau puns ("Who is building Mr. Putney's hot tub? A boa constructor") we follow our hero through an event-filled day. The riddle pattern lends itself perfectly to page-turn suspense and wild guesses. Agee's pared-down cartoon style adds to the fun: "Who is snooping on Mr. Putney?" A spyena--in trench coat, shades, and a fedora.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2010