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Publisher:
Harper Collins, Joanna Cotler Imprint |
Release
Date: May 4, 2004 |
ISBN:
0060009594 |
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Format
Reviewed: Hardback |
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Genre:
Children's Picture Book [Ages 4-8] |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Allie Bates |
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Tales from Gizzard's Grill
By Jeanne Steig
Illustrated by Sandy Turner
In a town
called Fiasco, mix together a lady sheriff, some mighty tasty biscuits,
and a couple of stinky feet, and you get some idea of the flavor
of Jeanne Steig’s Tales from Gizzard’s Grill. This is
a playful read-aloud book of light verse with three unexpected Western
yarns that toy with just about every stereotype you ever had of
the old West, and twists each one seven ways till Sunday.
This is a
fine read for all little cowgirls, 9-12 fledgling poets and older
folks who just plain like to read cowgirl poetry aloud. Just don’t
be surprised! Fiasco is not Dodge city. Don’t expect your
grandpa’s Wild West, because this is one sheriff who does
things her own way.
Sandy Turner’s
illustrations are as quirky and humorous as Steig’s unexpected
endings. Turner, a British artist whose Silent Night won him the
Italian Ragazzi prize, colors his childlike pen and ink in a cream
and gold palette that coordinates comfortably with the nouveau western
feel of the Steig’s verse. A light, fun, bedtime read-aloud
book.
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