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Mary Had a Little Lamp
Updating the classic rhyme with “appliance humor,” gives this book a hilarious twist and a great new take on the “beloved transitional object” story. Mary has a little lamp that she takes everywhere: to school, the movies, the circus, the zoo, even a wedding. One day Mary heads off to summer camp without her bendy-necked lamp and discovers that life without a lamp isn’t so...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 1st 2008
by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
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Mary had a litte lamp by Jack Lechner is about a girl who brings a lamp with her everywhere she goes. She draws with it, sleds it, swings with it and even takes it to school with her. Her teacher tripped on the lamp's cord. All the other children thought she was crazy for carrying a lamp around. Her parents were worried and took her to the doctor. The doctor said she needed to see and electrician. Later the parents send her to summer camp and Mary doesn't bring the lamp with her. She realized sh...more
In a thoroughly reworked version of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," Lechner creats a perfectly fertile inspiration for Bob Staake's imaginative, retro, and abstract art. Both Lechner and Staake shine in this book (Lechner perfectly rhymes "electrician" and Staake's depiction of a falling teacher is fantastic). The fabulous resolution is brilliant and hysterical. I'm not sure how children will respond to the deep deviation from the classic, but adults should definitely check it out for themselves.
A hilarious version of "Mary Had a Little Lamb." In this version Mary's security blanket is a lamp; yes, a desk lamp. She takes it everywhere with her, including to school where it trips the teacher. Mary is made to see a psychiatrist who encourages her to see an electrician!
Eventually Mary grows out of the lamp and graduates...to a toaster!
Hilarious for both parents and kids.
Eventually Mary grows out of the lamp and graduates...to a toaster!
Hilarious for both parents and kids.
Silly and fun modification of Mary Had a Little Lamb. However, my concern is the suggestion of dragging about household items that are dangerous, including the cords. (I know three young children who accidentally hung themselves.) So I specifically discussed related safety issues with my children when we read this book.
Most kids will recognize the tune Mary had a Little Lamb. This book is a bit different.
Literacy skills:
Phonological sensitivity-the cute rhyming of the story will help build phonological sensitivity.
Print motivation-this story is funny and cute and has a lot of twists and turns, I think kids would love this book
Literacy skills:
Phonological sensitivity-the cute rhyming of the story will help build phonological sensitivity.
Print motivation-this story is funny and cute and has a lot of twists and turns, I think kids would love this book
This book is one of the best picture books I've read in a while. My kids (4 yrs and 6 yrs) were laughing and I was laughing too. The illustrations are wacky and fun and just add to the wackiness of the story. This is one book I wouldn't mind buying to have in my personal library
2 years ago i received this as a present for my then 3 year old. We loved it. i recommended that the HPL buy it since it wasn't listed within the catalog search at that time. i am happy to see that they did buy it and so many people have checked it out :)
A testament to being odd and okay with it, and also round-ish illustrations. I realize that's not an entirely useful review, but I enjoy Staake as an illustrator and, well, there's a girl whose best friend is a lamp. What else can I do with that?
My favorite new picture book. It starts out, "Mary had a little lamp, the bendy goose neck kind and everywhere that Mary went, she dragged the lamp behind. Creative new take on the nursery rhyme with a laugh out loud ending.
Like the story about Mary and her little lamb, his story was about Mary who had a little lamp. I liked that she took the lamp everywhere she went but she eventually grows out of the lamp and grows interest in something else.
This was hilarious! Mary loves her lamp, she takes to school to the park even a wedding. Her parents say she can have a dog but no...she likes her lamp. This was a fun adventure of Mary and her lamp!!!
A "fractured" Mother Goose rhyme that has Mary taking her lamp with her wherever she goes instead of a lamb. The students voted as follows: Loved it-201, Liked it-39, Didn't like it-28.
Jack Lechner retells a classic verse with delightful imagination, almost outshined by dazzling drawings by Bob Staake. The laugh out loud picture book is brilliant! -Monty K.
Apr 02, 2012
Teri
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Teri by:
Kimberly, THANKS!
Shelves:
children-young-adult,
2012
Cute little story. Instead of a lamb, Mary has a lamp, which distresses everyone, but Mary! Such fun rhyming to the story and great illustrations. I laughed out loud at the end!
I LOVE this book! A great rhyme derived from the good old fashioned "Mary Had a Little Lamb"...and there is a great surprise ending that makes me giggle every time!
I've read a lot of kids books in the past three years, and this one is my favorite. Its a good kids book that can make me laugh out loud even after multiple readings.
To the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb, we have the story of a little girl whose favorite "toy" is a gooseneck desk lamp. My four-year-old laughed for hours.
We checked this out of the library and renewed it over and over, the text is fun and clever and the illustrations are engaging to all ages!
Cute little spin-off the well-known nursery rhyme, with a surprise ending! I don't mind reading this book-in-rhyme at all, cute illustrations too.
ANOTHER fav - singable to the tune in most places. What a fun parody on the old song. My kids get a huge charge out of this one.
Such a cute book with a twist on the traditional Mary Had a Little Lamb. I found myself humming the tune while reading it to my daughter.
This funny take on the classic nursery rhyme is about a girl obsessed with her lamp instead of a stalking lamb.
funny book, kids liked it... just silly and fun.
2010 Beehive Award Nominee (children's lit assoc of utah).
2010 Beehive Award Nominee (children's lit assoc of utah).
SO SO SO SO cute...I may need to own this one! Great spin on the regular tale...and a darling ending.
Very clever retelling of the "Mary had a Little Lamb" nursery rhyme. I had just had to giggle at the end!
One of the silliest and creative kids books that I've read for awhile, plus Lechner's got mad rhyme skills.
So funny! Great paired with Mary had a Little Lamb
by Sarah Hale Illustrated by Laura H-B
by Sarah Hale Illustrated by Laura H-B
Clever and cute. Kids will laugh out loud at the end and the adults will chuckle.
I love this wacky book and the awesome art by the awesome Bob Staake.
Funny and creative. A good rest your mind with a silly poem kind of read.
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