Review by Booklist Review
In Mrs. Millie's third picture-book outing, the irrepressible teacher takes her class on a trip to a pumpkin farm where she confuses hot apple cider with hot apple spider and turns jack-o'-lanterns into gecko'-lanterns. At every turn, the students correct her goofiness, while they, for instance, imagine rakes that are half snake and petting-zoo goats with bodies like boats. It's all in good fun, but grown-ups might tend to tire of the gimmick and the flat, if colorful, cartoonish drawings quicker than kids. Perfectly suited to fall storytimes, this is sure to be popular, so buy accordingly.--Cruze, Karen Copyright 2009 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
When exuberant Mrs. Millie takes her kindergarteners to the pumpkin patch, her malapropistic tendencies are in full force. "It's cold today... Don't forget your jackals!" she says, as the laughing kids lift tongue-waggling jackals onto their backs instead of their jackets. Some of the jokes are more on target than others, but Mathieu's artwork adds to the laughs, with images of "round, orange pumas" and a busy game of "hide and sheep" in a corn maze. Ages 4-8. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-Mrs. Millie is back and sillier than ever. In this adventure she takes her class to the "pumpkin pets" (patch). They go on a dragon (wagon) ride; see a "harecrow" (scarecrow); pick "round, orange pumas"(pumpkins), drink "hot apple spider" (cider); and mulch (much) more. Cox's wordplay is sure to amuse and entertain. Mathieu's illustrations, done in Prismacolor pencil, dyes, and pen and ink, are better than ever and suffused with fall colors. They show jubilant faces and make the off-the-wall text laugh-out-loud funny as they depict Mrs. Millie's malapropisms. The billy boats and striped bee animals are especially comical. A good addition to autumn storytimes.-Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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