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What do you do with an interrupting sibling? Especially when she's stepping all over your story with wild ideas that don't. Even. Rhyme. Knights riding rockets? Dancing pirates? Who's ever heard of a fire-breathing armadillo?! But when this big brother realizes his sister just might be improving his yarn-and doing it with an impressive surprise of her own-it's clear what you do with an interrupting sibling. You share the narrative! Turns out adventure is way more fun when you build it together, rhyme by daring rhyme.
"Sure to amuse." - Booklist (starred review)
"Immensely creative . . . Exciting." - BookPage (starred review)
"Riotous." - Kirkus
"Hilarious . . . Such a funny read-aloud." -Book Riot
"Sprightly . . . Energetic." - Publishers Weekly
"Funny throughout." -The Horn Book
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Abed's rhyming prowess propels this sprightly picture book that follows two siblings jointly composing an adventure. Employing simple couplets, a tan-skinned youth sets the scene: "The other day I wrote this book./ You won't believe how long it took." Enter brown-skinned sis, who disrupts the lines with jarring concluding phrases ("She ruined every rhyming verse,/ so now my story sounds much--// MORE MAGNIFICENT!"). The narrator persists in trying to craft the conventional tale of a knight's daring search for treasure, but plot twists abound as the sister's alternatives insert a rocket, dancing pirates, and a fire-breathing armadillo. Just as the conceit seems clear, the suggestions become workable rhymes, and the siblings at last find a collaborative scheme. Aly's energetic digital renderings lean on graphics and sketched overlays to capture the duo's narrative exploits. Ages 3--7. (Mar.)
Booklist Review
A capable, imaginative boy has just written a series of rhyming verses that tell of imaginary adventures. He begins with, "The other day I wrote this book. / You won't believe how long it took . . . / But then my sister came along, and now the story sounds all wro---" "BETTER!" calls his energetic little sibling, just in time to override his rhyming last word with her non-rhyming one. In their ever-changing, illogical story, a knight searching for treasure is wrenched into space and then taken aboard a pirate ship. He escapes but must face a fierce armadillo attack. Each verse begins with the boy's smooth, self-satisfied verse, which is then wrenched into chaos by his sister's nonsensical ending word. The pattern repeats itself until the boy realizes that her last words rhyme with each other, adding another dimension to the verse. The book will find its perfect audience among children old enough to predict possible rhyming words but young enough to enjoy the silliness of the unexpected ending words and the chaos that springs from each unexpected plot twist. Reflecting the madcap quality of the verse, vivid, expressive illustrations capture the characters' shifting emotions, while creating lively backdrops for imagined events. A picture book that's sure to amuse young children.