Mini Grey

You don't realize this is a Humpty Dumpty story until the egg who wants to fly has a great fall. I chuckled when I caught on, and then frowned a little at the ending in which Humpty's remains are turned into breakfast. Still, it's charming.

Still, the fact that chickens can't fly kind of throws a wrench into the moral ("If only it had waited").

At the Bush School library the head librarian sewed a green jumpsuit for a Ken doll so they'd have their own Traction Man. They even painted a face on a little brush so he could have his sidekick.

La suite des aventures du plat et de la cuillère, fugitifs de la comptine anglaise bien connue Hey diddle, diddle.

Independent Reading Level: Grades 1-3
Awards:
2015 Publishers Weekly
2015 School Library Journal