"Fire! Fire!" Said Mrs. McGuire - Softcover

Martin Jr, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152275622 ISBN 13: 9780152275624

Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books, 1996

Synopsis

Smoke is rising in the city, but help is on the way. Join the rescue brigade on a wild adventure at the scene of a most un-expected fire! A lively rhyming text, hilarious illustrations, and an outrageous cast of funny females will keep children laughing all the way to the surprise ending. “From beginning to end, Egielski’s rumble-tumble stage business and inventive subplots combine with Martin’s comic puns and rhythmic verve to make this picture book a five-alarm delight.”--Publishers Weekly

About this title

Review:

A modern adaptation of an old nursery rhyme, Fire! Fire! Said Mrs. McGuire combines the whimsical illustrations of Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Richard Egielski with the playful one-liners of Bill Martin. When Mrs. McGuire, a television news anchor, hears about a fire from a reporter flying over the city in a helicopter, a hilarious transfer of information begins. "'Where? Where?'" said Mrs. Bear. 'Downtown!' said Mrs. Brown." The story climaxes as the fire department arrives in a flurry to extinguish a blaze that turns out to be the candles on elderly Mrs. Wear's birthday cake.

About the Author:

BILL MARTIN JR is known worldwide for his classic picture books, including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? He lives in Texas. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0152275622
• ISBN 13: 9780152275624
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Egielski Richard