Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1961460 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From School Library Journal
K-Gr 3-Martin has coupled his notorious sense of humor with his favorite sport to come up with a quirky little picture book. Granny Whiteoak, who was a star quarterback in her youth, hears on TV that her team is in trouble. She leaps from her bed and into the television, coming out at the stadium where she defeats the opposition with a startling touchdown. The supreme silliness is elevated by the rhyming verse and hilarious illustrations. While many young readers may be unfamiliar with the football terms, such as "snap from the center," they will immediately get the rhythm and the playfulness of the words. Everyone will be cheering for Granny, who ends up back in bed nursing a sore head.

Barbara Buckley, Rockville Centre Public Library, NY

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