The other half of the happy couple is Miz Lurleen, who owns ``the biggest spread west of the Brazos.'' She craves male companionship to help her work the place, ``and it wouldn't hurt if he was cute as a cow's ear, either.'' There are no surprises in this version except in the hilarious way the premise plays itself out and in Warhola's delightful visual surprises. The protagonist is Bubba, appropriately downtrodden and overworked by his wicked stepdaddy and loathsome brothers Dwayne and Milton, who spend their days bossing him around. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.A Cinderella parody features the off-the-wall, whang-dang Texas hyperbole of Ketteman (The Year of No More Corn, 1993, etc.) and the insouciance of Warhola, who proves himself only too capable of creating a fairy godcow that she's so appealingly whimsical makes it easy to accept the classic tale's inversions. Susan Lissim, Dwight School, New York CityĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. This story will appeal to children who are not quite ready for longer sentences and more difficult vocabulary. So successful, in fact, that the creatures are blown away with the sneeze. He goes to several barnyard residents for help and each animal offers assistance - tickling him with a feather, sprinkling pepper - until a goat kicks up enough dust to result in a successful outcome. In Baa-Choo, funny illustrations feature Sam the lamb (there is lots of good rhyming in the text). There is nothing new to this plot but youngsters always enjoy holiday stories, and stage fright is something everyone can relate to. Colorful artwork captures the action and provides visual clues. The day of the performance, Mark plans to save himself from embarrassment by hiding behind the other children, but ends up saving the day. When Mark gets the part of the turkey in the Thanksgiving play, his older brother teases him, telling him that he will be eaten at the end. Spirn's book is classic second-grade fare. Kindergarten-Grade 2 - Two easy-to-read selections.

I Am the Turkey by Michele Sobel Spirn