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    <body><![CDATA[Mac Barnett did a great job with the story in this picture book - a blue whale would teach anyone the importance of responsibility, but let's be honest: it's Adam Rex that makes this book great.  Whether it's his krill-of-the-month club endpapers or the sly humor of a girl her giant squid at the pla...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57095792">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't be fooled by the remarkable illustrations this book is not good. The text is too wordy, unrealistic and doesn't flow well. The illustrator also invokes Pinocchio at the end of the book which is extremely annoying and random (nowhere else in the book is Pinocchio mentioned, either verbally or v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66462456">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My younger child (4) just laughs and laughs at this story and the amazing pictures (and now he's obsessed with blue whales) and my daughter (almost 7) is digging the sort of subversive edge. They both like the part where the kid gets stuck in the blowhole.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my son's favorite picture book. He wants to hear it every night--and I love reading it to him! The writing is very funny (I've never read a story quite like it) and the illustrations are fantastic. So happy I found this book!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Billy's parents are fed up with his irresponsibility.  To teach him a sense of responsibility, they give him a blue whale that he must take care of, 24/7.  He meets the challenge, until he finds a way the whale can help him.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't think this made enough sense, even within the construct of the story itself, to be all that funny or engaging, although I did like Rex's art a lot, and the fake ads on the inside covers were pretty cool. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one tremendous book.  Matthew loved it and the story is funny and the illustrations are grand.  Again a wonderful recommendation from the local library.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I came to this book from Adam's blog, and then got to meet Barnett at Books of Wonder today.  This is a wry and fun picture book that older kids should adore.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I seriously love Adam Rex. The idea itself is cute enough, but it's the illustrations that really do it for me. Great book.]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Adored the art and the tongue-in-cheek humor, but the basic plot didn't wrap up all that well. Still, tons of fun!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I do like the pictures, especially of the eye looking at him through the window.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Learn about whales and laugh too.  Great for picture books for older kids]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful story! Perfect for a read-aloud for Kindergarten and up. ]]></body>
    
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