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maidmarianlib's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the story and the repetitive progression, but some anomalies (like Little Read Riding Hood) just made no sense.
sunshinegal's review against another edition
2.0
Neat idea, but too long! May be a good book for kids to revisit overtime though, because they aren't likely to finish it in one sitting.
cweichel's review
4.0
Gorgeous illustrations and repetitive language makes this a great book for beginning readers. Just when I was starting to grow a bit bored, Dubuc throws in a complication. Just delightful.
tashrow's review
4.0
This picture book takes one long-running gag and turns it into a very funny picture book. As the animals get ready for the masquerade, they have to dress up in costumes. Each animal dresses up as another animal and then that animal chooses yet another animal to dress up as. It forms a neat chain. Much of the humor is in the depictions of the costumes themselves and also in the occasional asides that break the rhythm of the book for even more of a punch-line effect. Fonts are also played with as the hummingbird disguised as an ostrich has its fonts hidden half underground just like its head. In another spot, the butterfly disguised as a bat has its font upside-down. All of the small touches add to the giggles in this picture book.
Read the rest of my review on my blog, Waking Brain Cells.
Read the rest of my review on my blog, Waking Brain Cells.
falconerreader's review
3.0
I won a pack of this author's work from the publisher as part of a drawing on the Slice of Life daily writing challenge this March.
My children are older than the intended audience, but because of second language issues are reading below grade level. They really liked this book, and although they kept exclaiming at how long it was, it wasn't a complaint, just a comment. Maybe it's we adults who have trouble staying interested in a playful but plotless book for that long.
My children are older than the intended audience, but because of second language issues are reading below grade level. They really liked this book, and although they kept exclaiming at how long it was, it wasn't a complaint, just a comment. Maybe it's we adults who have trouble staying interested in a playful but plotless book for that long.
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