Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo

Begs to be read aloud....Gleeful, errant nonsense.

Never mind how that giant heap of green goo got there, or why little Billy Bloo ignored the sign (on the title page) that reads aWhatever you do... do not go in the goo! Now heas stuck and so is everyone who comes along to extract him, an oddball assemblage that ends up including aFour acrobats, the cowgirl too/ the octopus, the wizard (who/ just conjured up a talking ewe)/ the pirate, and the noble crew.a (The crew consists of a queen and 17 loyal knights.) Everyone is unwilling to give up the struggle, but even the queen canat help wondering, aWhat happens if I need the loo?a Suddenly, a startled octopus inadvertently frees everyonea briefly. Burachas (I Am Not a Chair! loosey-goosey illustrations contrast the glistening, almost three-dimensional goo with a flattened, high-energy cartoon cast that looks as though it sprang directly from a childas imagination. And Hamburgas (Monkey and Duck Quack Up! freewheeling versea which includes lots of agooa rhymes and direct addresses to readersa gives readers plenty to linger (and laugh) over. Ages 4a 8. Authoras agent: Jennifer De Chiara, Jennifer De Chiara Literary. Illustratoras agent: Lara Perkins, Andrea Brown Literary. (July) Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

Praise for Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo by Jennifer Hamburg, illustrated by Ross Burach:

2018 CBC Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards Finalist

Lots of giggles and goo, and weird characters too, in this rhyming cumulative storytime read-aloud, make this title a must-have for picture book collections. — School Library Journal

Praise for Monkey and Duck Quack Up! by Jennifer Hamburg:

Spring 2015 Indie Pick
Beginning Readers 2016 ILA-CBC Children's Choices List Book
2016 Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices List Book

With a three-day cruise on the line as a prize, Monkey drafts his friend Duck to participate in a rhyming contest . . . bright bold artwork . . . serious read-aloud potential. — Publishers Weekly

Younger listeners will enjoy completing Monkey's unfinished verses within the story, and slightly older children will be spurred to create their own lists of rhyming words. — Booklist

A solid choice for rhyming play. — Kirkus Reviews