We are up a tree!

Jeff Mack

Book - 2024

"A dog and a pony climb a tree, only to discover they cannot get down"--

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Subjects
Genres
Animal fiction
Graphic novels
Published
New York : Simon Spotlight 2024.
Language
English
Main Author
Jeff Mack (author)
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Audience
Ages 4-6.
Grades K-1.
ISBN
9781665939157
9781665939140
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Dog and Pony return for a second act; Dog quickly gets in a pickle. Pony wraps a scarf around Dog and grabs an umbrella, and the two of them set out for a walk as snow begins to fall. Then Dog sees a tree and, with some help from Pony, climbs to the lowest limb. Dog's pride ("Look at me! I did it!") is deflated by the difficulty of descending. The scarf becomes a rescue rope, but Dog is inadvertently boomeranged up to an even higher branch. Pony suggests using the umbrella to float back down, but the wind catches it and lifts Dog to the treetop. Pony climbs up after Dog but slips; Dog pulls Pony to safety. Now they're both stuck in the tree! Dog's solution? They should live here. Pony objects reasonably. While Pony frets, Dog notices that the snowpack has reached the tree's level. They slide away happily, but has Dog learned a lesson? Of course not! The animals are anthropomorphized in terms of behavior but not in shape; the simple forms (tree, umbrella) stand out against a flat background, and the typeface is large. The text is simple enough for newcomers to graphic fiction, but the interplay between impulsive Dog and cautious Pony will have them chuckling. The book begins with a helpful guide to reading a graphic work that explains speech and thought bubbles, panels, and the order in which to follow them. A hilariously preposterous situation that will delight comics newbies. (Graphic early reader. 4-6) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.