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Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?: And Other Notorious Nursery Tale Mysteries (2012)

by David Levinthal(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0375841954 (ISBN13: 9780375841958)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Schwartz & Wade

review 1: "Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty" written by David Levinthal and John Nickle is about a police officer named Binky who is called upon by multiple story book characters to solve the mysteries that have happened! Throughout the story Binky (and the reader) are collecting clues, gathering information and talking to the many storybook characters that need his help! Can Binky help everyone out or will some crimes go unpunished? The illustrations in this story are very detailed. Each page is filled with a descriptive background and very precise characters. There are some pages that have the picture filling up the entire thing, and on some pages there are blocks of pictures showing different scenes. This switches up the story, making it more engaging and keeping the readers attention. T... morehere are multiple color schemes presented in this story. Bright colors are used for one storybook mystery, while black and white and beige are used for another. One great characteristic of the illustrations is the facial expressions of each character. There is so much detail put into each one of them and it makes for a more realistic story. The different borders around the illustrations draw the attention to the picture, which helps the reader tie it in with the text. This story caught my eye because even though there are multiple storybook crimes, the author flowed them all together very exceptionally. Children reading this book will not want to put it down. They are able to feel like they are solving the crimes with Officer Binky! The author gives the readers opportunities to find clues and come to conclusions. This is a great mystery book that ties together old classics that children will love!
review 2: In "Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty," David Levinthal takes a whole new take on children's tales and solves the mysteries behind them. First he starts out with Goldilocks and makes sure she gets the punishment she deserves for breaking and entering. Then he proceeds with Hansel and Gretel, and straightens the story to prove that the kids were just displaying self defense. Then he addresses his title, Humpty Dumpty. After Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall, the cop frog Binkey sets out to find out if someone pushed him or if he fell. Continuing with Snow-white, Binkey takes the apple core down for DNA testing to prove the Evil Witch's guilt. Levinthal finally sums up with Jack and the Bean Stalk. In this twist he interviews the goose for a straight story. This book answers all of our unspoken questions using a frog cop named Binkey. Levinthal shows his creative side through the use of imagery and detail. He grabs the readers attention with his bright pictures portraying the traditional stories but adds his twist at the end. This book is already very engaging because it gives a new side to the very familiar tales. Kids will love the suspense Levinthal uses to sum up all the reader's questions. It is also beneficial that Levinthal solves many mysteries within one book. This way the kids can compare and connect the stories to each other. He used very clear wording to make the book fun and easy to understand. Even though it is for young readers, and older audience can still be captured because of modern twist on old stories. Overall, this book is fun and engaging and is highly recommended by us. Kate Ballan Oksanna ScheidtJennifer Johnson less

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