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Benny And The Binky
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Product Description
One morning Benny awakens to find a bassinet standing next to him. Finally, Benny has a brother! All Benny’s new sibling does is scream and scream – until his mother gives him a binky. Benny wants a binky, too, but his mother says he’s too old for one. And Benny’s brother isn’t willing to share. Benny soon grows tired of his new brother – he’d rather have the binky. So when his mother isn’t looking, Benny runs away with the binky. He feels triumphant, until he meets up with some porcine bullies. Fortunately, he is rescued, and after running all the way home, Benny restores the binky to its rightful owner.
Olof Landström’s hilarious illustrations capture the frustrations and joys of having a new sibling.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #667861 in Books
- Published on: 2002-04-01
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 28 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Amazon.com
After waking one morning to find a new baby brother in a basket by his bed, toddler pig Benny is thrilled--for about 15 seconds. Long enough for the baby to start squalling and their mother to give him a binky. "I want a binky, too," says a disillusioned Benny. But apparently he's too big for a binky. Benny, whose MO is to hit the highway when things don't go his way (Benny's Had Enough), manages to exchange his Little Piggy doll for his brother's binky, and takes off for an afternoon of peace, quiet, and binky-sucking. Unfortunately, it's not only his mother who thinks he's too old for a binky.
Barbro Lindgren and Olof Landström (Boo and Baa in the Woods) make an unbeatable creative team. Benny's ingenuous expressions even as he misbehaves, and his pure joy when he finally gets his first taste of the coveted binky, are simply priceless, as is Lindgren's understated narrative: "He is happy. The binky is good." We will follow Lindgren and Landström to the ends of the earth for the chance to read any of their books. (Ages 2 to 6) --Emilie Coulter
From Publishers Weekly
In Benny and the Binky by Barbro Lindgren, illus. by Olaf Landstr”m, trans. by Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard, the preschool pig gets the baby brother he's always wanted, but the charm soon wears thin.
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From School Library Journal
reschool-Kindergarten--Benny the pig wanted a brother and now he has one. When the crying baby gets a binky, Benny wants one, too. His mother tells him he's too big for a pacifier so Benny takes things into his own hands. He takes brother outside, swipes the binky, and runs off. He enjoys his prize until three bullies chase him and punch the coveted object right out of his mouth. A dog comes to the rescue. With the pacifier back in hand, Benny hears crying from afar. He goes home, returns the binky to his brother, and the two go back inside to Mama's clueless praises. Benny's psychological ups and downs are right on target. His desire for his own pacifier will strike a chord with many toddlers as will his decision to run away. Clipped brisk sentences exude simplicity despite the rather complex nature of the text. Benny's run-in with the bullies is the book's point-not that he took the binky in the first place (So who's the bully?). There's no final reflection from Benny-only a furtive sense of wrongdoing and the relief that no one's the worse for wear. The illustrations are a blend of lighthearted cartoon characters with sophisticated styling. The colors are muted rather than vibrant, a perfect complement to the text and the fall setting. While the story is full of questionable, even unsettling behaviors, the book will offer listeners a door to some self-reflection.
Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI
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