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| Author | Mem Fox |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | David Miller |
| Cover artist | D. Miller |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book, fiction |
| Published | 1996 (Hodder Children's Books) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780733604591 |
| OCLC | 38377166 |
Boo to a Goose is a 1996 children's picture book by Australian author Mem Fox, and illustrated by David Miller. In this book, published by Hodder and Stoughton Children's Books, a boy states twelve nonsensical things he would rather do than say "boo to a goose".[note 1]
Publication history
- 1998, USA, Dial Books for Young Readers ISBN 9780803722743
- 1996, Australia, Hodder Children's Books ISBN 9780733604591
Reception
Kirkus Reviews called it "in words and art, a delightful mix of nonsense and verve",[2] and Booklist found it ".. a series of silly rhyming fantasies gorgeously illustrated with dramatic cut-paper collages".[3]
Boo to a Goose has also been reviewed by the following publications: School Library Journal,[4] and The Horn Book Magazine.[5]
Notes
References
- ↑ "someone wouldn't say boo to a goose - phrase". macmillanthesaurus.com. Macmillan Education Limited. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "Boo to a Goose". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "Boo to a Goose". Booklist. American Library Association. 1 February 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "Boo to a Goose". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
Bold-colored backgrounds smartly display Miller's highly textured paper assemblages, which look as though they could be plucked off the page.
- ↑ "Boo to a Goose". Horn Book Guides. Media Source Inc. 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
Although some of the rhymes are less successful and the ending a bit flat, the silly situations will amuse readers, and Miller's elegant, three-dimensional cut-paper assemblages make up for the lame punch line. The repetitive pattern may inspire children to add their own verses.
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