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What Is a Wise Bird like You Doing in a Silly Tale like This?
40 pp.
| Farrar |
September, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-374-38300-6$$16.00
(2)
K-3
The Emperor of Pickleberry keeps "a genius of a bird" named Lou in a cage, where (except for the cage) he's treated better than the palace janitor, who happens to be the Emperor's twin. A long wind-up, embroidered with fantastical anecdotes, zany logic, and repartee that's at times more nonsensical than witty, culminates in a satisfyingly comical conclusion. Shulevitz's amusing Escher-like illustrations are fascinating throughout.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2000