Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Willy and Wally, the hapless wolves from Bad Boys (which PW's starred review called "a sublimely silly story") set out to catch a runaway cookie, posing as incompetent detectives, Hansel and Gretel and more in Bad Boys Get Cookie! by Margie Palatini, illus. by Henry Cole. The hilarious illustrations brim with rib-tickling details and plenty of slapstick cartoon action. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Review by School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 3-Willy and Wally are back in Marge Palatini's follow-up (Katherine Tegen Books, 2003) to Bad Boys (HarperCollins, 2003)Aand the duo are just as bad. This time the two wolves have a sweet tooth problem, so pursuing an errant cookie seems like a good idea. This is one smart cookie, and despite traps, disguises, and tricks, he manages to elude the pair. However, perhaps he's not as smart as he thinks as he makes his last escape. In this take-off on "The Gingerbread Man," readers will enjoy the bumbling wolves, the sassy cookie, and the ending that leaves you wondering if either the wolves or the cookie have made a good choice. Jim Brownold narrates with gusto, creating unique voices for the characters. Listeners can peruse Henry Cole's bright illustrations and enjoy the visual humor as well as the puns and fairy tale take-offs. A happy, amusing marriage of text and illustration.-Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary School, Federal Way, WA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Review by Kirkus Book Review
Palatini riffs on the Gingerbread Man and Hansel and Gretel stories in this return of her two bad boy wolves. Willy and Wally, aching to satisfy their sweet tooth, chase after a smart little cookie that has escaped from the bakery ("I'm afraid I added too much spice," moans the baker). Needless to say, Willy and Wally, despite being wolves, are outfoxed by the demon cookie even when they are dressed as Hansel and Gretel. There is a lot of good badinage between Willy and Wally, with their knowing exchanges, but some of that humor may be lost on younger readers, who may also be confused as to why honey--laid out as a trap by the wolves--would make the cookie slip and slide. Yet these lapses are smoothed over by Cole's merry, slapstick art. Never has a runaway cookie been so annoying looking, and never did Hansel and Gretel observe with such longing the witch's derriere. Yes, they are "Bad. Bad. Really, really bad" in all senses of the word. (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
