E-Mergency!
by Tom Lichtenheld and Ezra Fields-Meyer (illus.)
E has fallen down the stairs and broken its leg! Now in the hospital, the only way for E to get well is for everyone to stop using it. A replacement must be found immediately! The rest of the alphabet decides on O, because of how well-rounded it is. But even after all of the changes have been “onforcod,” E still isn’t getting better!
Rave reviews from publishers leave much to be desired by readers. Well, that’s sort of true. The story is great and words are well-chosen. But this book suffers from its illustrations. There is way too much going on for it to be an effective read-aloud. Although the text certainly lends itself to general hilarity, the busyness on each of the pages prevents a reader from grasping the cohesive story. One is too occupied with looking at all of the jokes drawn around the text to get to the end of the book remembering what happened in the beginning.
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Tags: alphabet, book review, children's books, ezra fields-meyer, injuries, Picture Books, sillyness, tom lichtenheld
