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Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again (2008)

by Dave Horowitz(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0399247734 (ISBN13: 9780399247736)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

review 1: Read my full review at wadingthoughbooks.wordpress.com!This is a lovely continuation of the nursery rhyme, beginning with someone finally being sensible enough to call a doctor to put Humpty Dumpty back together again–though did not one of the king’s horses or the king’s men have any first aid training? The Health and Safety committee is falling down on their job too, I’d say. There are some nice references to other nursery rhymes too, such as including the Dish and the Spoon, the laughing Little Dog, and the scary Spider. The illustrations are large, bright, simple, and add some funny, if immature, jokes that will entertain kids. For example, when Humpty is broken, one of the king’s men holds up a piece of Humpty and asks “What is this?” and the other king�... more�s man says “I think it’s his butt.” The adults reading it will laugh at the king’s men bemoaning “Oh the humanity” when Milt the horse is stuck on the wall, and when Humpty promises never to climb without safety equipment or pants again. There’s also some nice details in Humpty’s house, with photographs on the wall of him climbing lots of different mountains.This book is probably more for an adult to read to a child–all of the words are the same size and set in short paragraphs, and some of the vocabulary might be a bit difficult for a beginning reader. Most kids will recognize the different nursery rhymes referenced, so the adult reader can use those to draw connections between books, and to demonstrate how stories can continue outside of the single text–what happens next after “they all lived happily ever after.” It can also be used to point out that just because something bad happens is no reason to quit doing something you love–just be more careful in the future. And always wear pants. Pants are important.
review 2: Thank goodness someone at Humpty Dumpty's accident had the sense to call the doctor. Now that he's put back together again, Humpty Dumpty has given up climbing and does nothing but sit at home. One day, along came a spider and scared Humpty Dumpty outside. Now that Humpty is outside he decides to take a walk. He finds himself at the base of a mountain. Recognizing that someone on the mountain is trapped and can't get down, Humpty decides to climb and assist in the rescue. "Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again" is appropriate for ages 3+. After I finished the retold fairy tale assignment, I found this book and could not pass it up. This story contains a few small pieces from various fairy tales, creating a funny story that everyone will enjoy. I read this book with a few students and they could not stop laughing at a picture of Humpty Dumpty sitting at home watching TV in his underwear. I think this book delivers a message to readers that you should never give up on something just because you failed the first time. less

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