Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-The shark that starred in Don't Eat the Teacher! (Cartwheel, 2002) is back. Here, an enthusiastic Sammy accidentally bites everything in his house. Anna, a prim and proper little fish, patiently guides and protects him and his little sister, Sophie, as he chomps down on a deck of cards, the television, and the bathtub. Luckily, the amiable babysitter is able to escape his open maw. Visual gags abound with a bust of Neptune, a WWF (Whale Wrestling Federation) bedspread, and Jaws toothpaste. Humorous, but additional.-Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Siblings Sammy and Sophie Shark are thrilled that fish Anna is babysitting, but when Sammy gets too excited, he bites things: the dinner tray, the TV, etc. Illustrated with confusingly composed cartoonish double-page spreads, this picture book is only tepidly funny. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Sammy is a rather excitable shark, who tends to bite things when emotions run high; in his last outing, Don't Eat the Teacher (2004), it was his schoolmates and supplies. So, when the favorite babysitter arrives and engages Sammy and his sister Sophie in lots of fun activities, destruction is the result. When Anna serves their favorite dinner, Kiddie Fingers, Sammy eats the supper tray. A rousing game of cards ends with the deck in Sammy's tummy. And when a giant octopus appears on the television screen and the announcer explains that it eats small sharks, well, the outcome is obvious. Before Mom and Dad return, Sammy devours the bath, his pillow, bed and cupboard, and narrowly misses eating Anna herself. Many children will identify with Sammy's behavior when he is excited, but there is no attempt to rein him in, just a recognition of his exuberant spirit. Will appeal to the shark lovers more than to the parents of their own wild child. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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