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32 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard
| October, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-545-39112-2$16.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
David Ercolini.
In this laugh-out-loud version of Moore's poem, the text is unchanged, but Ercolini's deadpan acrylic illustrations scream modern-day America. Here, the house in which "not a creature was stirring" is the most over-decorated one in the neighborhood--or possibly the world. Myriad details invite repeated readings, and the subplot involving the resident dog, cat, and (yes) mouse adds even more goofy charm.
40 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard
| August, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-439-43981-7$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
David Ercolini.
Livingstone's mom forbids him from bringing bugs into the house. He lugs home progressively larger and more intrusive animals (mouse, pig, moose, etc.), until she's only too happy to accommodate an insect. The book's pacing is excellent, with the rhymes tumbling along (Livingstone, deliciously, doesn't say a word throughout). Ercolini is especially good at showing the cringe-inducing damage leveled inside the house.