That Crazy Barb'ra - Hardcover

Schafer, Milton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803725841 ISBN 13: 9780803725843

Publisher: Dial, 2003

Synopsis

Hubert Clumpty says he wishes his classmate, "Crazy Barb'ra," would leave him alone, in a spunky visualization of the children's song first performed on stage by entertainer Danny Kaye.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2-"Ooh!/That crazy Barb'ra!/Boy, is she a pest!/In school she leans/all over me/And copies off my test." The pesky girl has an in-your-face crush on Hubert Clumpty. She follows him everywhere and steals his clothes while he's swimming, and he even has to kiss her in the school play. The spare, rhythmic text is hand lettered in a big childlike scrawl, and Karas's cartoon illustrations, in gouache, acrylics, and pencil, are bold, humorous, and expressive. Together, the design, text, and art create the effect of a book drawn and written by Hubert. An enjoyable and humorous read-aloud.
Shelley B. Sutherland, Niles Public Library District, IL
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dial
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0803725841
• ISBN 13: 9780803725843
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Karas G. Brian