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80 pp.
| Chronicle |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8118-6882-2$19.99
(4)
K-3
From Jack and Jill and Bill (a pickle wearing a jaunty hat) to Little Miss Muffet (pronounced Muf-fay), Seibold tweaks the Mother Goose classics. The results vary in success; some of the pieces are memorable for their humor while others fall flat. Seibold's distinctive illustrations--here his digital art features spray-painted backgrounds--set a funky, hip scene for the "re-nurseried and re-rhymed" tales.