Publisher: Philomel Books
Publication Date: November 10, 2011
Format: Hardback, 32 pages
Genre: Humor, Children's Book, Picture Book
How I Got It: I bought it
Summary from book:
It all began when Floyd got his kite stuck in a tree…
The trouble really began when he threw a shoe up to knock the kite loose, and that got stuck too, followed by… a ladder, a bucket of paint, the kitchen sink, an orangutan, and a whale who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. and that was just the start of things. If only Floyd could think of an idea to sort this out once and for all…
A lough-out-loud storyof determination and inventiveness from worldwide picture book sensation Oliver Jeffers.
The trouble really began when he threw a shoe up to knock the kite loose, and that got stuck too, followed by… a ladder, a bucket of paint, the kitchen sink, an orangutan, and a whale who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. and that was just the start of things. If only Floyd could think of an idea to sort this out once and for all…
A lough-out-loud storyof determination and inventiveness from worldwide picture book sensation Oliver Jeffers.
When Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, he's determined to get it down. He doesn't really come up with the best ideas of on how to get it dow, but he sure is persistent! Children will get a kick out of the increasingly larger and ridiculous objects Floyd throws at the tree in an effort to rescue his balloon. Nothing is safe from the pint sized Hercules, not the cat, the neighbors house, the family car, or the wildlife.
The illustrations are Jeffers' usual detailed and whimsical work, but a more scribbly style that gives the entire book a more impromptu feel. There's still some funny details in his mixed media illustrations and the style fits the absurdity of the story. Jeffers still tells a wonderfully funny story that will have kids and adults giggling. My first graders really got into this one and your kids will too.
So he threw up his other shoe
to knock down his FAVORITE one
and, unbelievably,
that got stuck as well.
In order to knock down
his other shoe,
Floyd fetched Mitch.
The illustrations are Jeffers' usual detailed and whimsical work, but a more scribbly style that gives the entire book a more impromptu feel. There's still some funny details in his mixed media illustrations and the style fits the absurdity of the story. Jeffers still tells a wonderfully funny story that will have kids and adults giggling. My first graders really got into this one and your kids will too.
Verdict:
Visually a bit different from his usual, Stuck is still a fabulously funny and original story form Oliver Jeffers. I do think the handwritten text, a mix of print and cursive as well as upper and lower case, might challenge readers who haven't yet mastered cursive writing. But even so, Stuck remains a wonderful story and a must have for your family library.
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