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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 2—Rosenthal and Lichtenheld team up again to craft an inspired picture book that encourages cre8tive wordplay. Starting on the endpapers with questions in speech bubbles ("What do you think you'll be like as 18ager?") and continuing through a series of conversations in double-page vignettes, Rosenthal cl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2012
The two kids and a dog on the cover spell things out for us in dialogue bubbles: “It’s a book!” “It’s a game!” “It’s words cre8ed with numbers!” So we’re prepared to decode the linguistic volley that begins on the endpapers and continues on the title page, right into the book itself, as double-page spreads show conversations between random characters speaking in “wumber...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Double-page spreads feature random characters speaking in "wumbers" ("Would you like some honey 2 swee10 your tea?" "Yes, that would be 1derful"). T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on September 1, 2012
Readers will be “el8ed” by this clever collection of “1derful” wordplays. Each spread features different subject matter, from a boy napping with his dog (“pure con10tment”) to a girl playing the tuba (“2t!”), emphasizing t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
