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Product Identifiers

PublisherAnnick Press, The Limited

ISBN-101550377833

ISBN-139781550377835

eBay Product ID (ePID)2492705

Product Key Features

Book TitleIt Couldn't Be Worse

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAnimals / Farm Animals, Humorous Stories, General, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes)

Publication Year2003

IllustratorYes, Van Kampen, Vlasta

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorVlasta Van Kampen

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length10.5 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsThe brightly colored illustrations are hilarious and sure to amuse children... a good one to read aloud to very young children or for older primary children to read independently. Highly recommended., The brightly colored illustrations are hilarious and sure to amuse children... a good one to read aloud... Highly recommended., Will tickle listener and reader alike... illustrations catch all the comical absurdity of this quaint and quirky folktale., The hilarity of the evolving solution will tickle listener and reader alike... bright and busy illustrations catch all the comical absurdity of this quaint and quirky folktale.

Grade FromPreschool

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Grade ToFirst Grade

SynopsisAn adaptation of a folk tale that tells how a wise fishmonger convinced a family that their life was better than they thought. Richly illustrated in full color and humorously told., The tiny house had just one room for the farmer, his wife, their six children, and the grandparents. They quarreled and fought and got in each other's way. It couldn't be worse! On hearing of their difficult situation, a wise old fishmonger suggests the family take their goat inside the house with them. The farmer's wife is dumbfounded by this strange advice. But as the fishmonger is such a wise man, she follows his suggestion. The next day the farmer's wife tells the fishmonger that things couldn't be worse! He smiles and tells her to take their sheep into the house, then things will get better. As the woman and her husband push and pull the sheep into the house, they remind themselves that the fishmonger must be a wise man. Next the farmer's wife is advised to bring the pig into the tiny house, and soon they have been convinced to bring all the barnyard animals inside. Finally, the desperate woman returns to the fishmonger and tells him that things couldn't be worse! He smiles broadly and tells her to take all of the animals out of the house, then things will definitely get better. And of course they do. He was, after all, such a wise man! This adaptation of a classic folk tale unfolds with sprightly illustrations, richly colored and filled with hilarious details. Key Features Award-winning author/illustrator Hilarious story that will give children fits of giggles Detailed illustrations add to the humor and build on the absurd circumstances

LC Classification NumberPS3568.O243