Mary had a little lamb.
Its fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to …
POP! goes the weasel!
Sensible Secretary Bird is trying to narrate some classic nursery rhymes. But the mischievous weasel keeps POP-ing up to steal the punchlines. Young readers (and even some of us older ones) will laugh out loud as the sneaky weasel bursts in to interrupt “Jack and Jill,” “Little Miss Muffet,” and more, leading to spilled curds and whey and other mishaps. The chaos builds until Secretary Bird declares an end to the nonsense … maybe.
Author Betsy Bird and illustrator Andrea Tsurumi create the perfect blend of well-timed words and hilarious images. The queer content is incidental, but the two sweethearts shown during “Roses are red, violets are blue” are two frilled lizards wearing skirts and bows, presumably intended to be a same-gender couple.
Completely silly in the best way, and highly recommended for fans of Mo Willems’s Pigeon books and other inspired nonsense.
