Stuck
Author/Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Pages: 32
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Book Description:
When Floyd’s kite gets stuck in a tree, he’s determined to get it out. But how? Well, by knocking it down with his shoe, of course. But strangely enough, it too gets stuck. And the only logical course of action . . . is to throw his other shoe. Only now it’s stuck! Surely there must be something he can use to get his kite unstuck. An orangutan? A boat? His front door? Yes, yes, and yes. And that’s only the beginning.
Review:
This book starts out simply enough. A kid gets his kite stuck in the tree and tries to get it down by throwing his shoes at it. Every object he throws gets stuck too. The beauty of this book is that it goes down the path until it grows so outrageous that it’s hilarious. There are several times when you think, oh good! That will work! And then Jeffers throws the readers a curveball and makes it more funny. This is a perfect kid book in that a kid gets to do stuff a kid can’t really do while still acting like a kid, plus it’s funny.
