There Was a Crooked Man

Usborne First Reading Level 2

by Russell Punter (Retold by), David Semple (Illustrator)

The crooked man has a crooked house and a crooked cat. Now he wants a crooked fish for his supper. But where has it gone? Find out in this lively retelling of a classic rhyme.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2009

About the author

Russell Punter was born in Bedfordshire, England. From an early age he enjoyed writing and illustrating his own stories. He trained as a graphic designer at art college in West Sussex before entering the world of publishing. He has written over one hundred books for children of all ages, ranging from original stories to adaptations of classic novels.

Reviews

[🎲🎧❤️CHanCE💔🎼🎲 · Rating 5 out of 5]

The man lived in a crooked house with a crooked cat the crooked man went fishing and caught a crooked fish when the crooked cat stool the crooked fish it ran to the shed where there was 10 baby kittens the crooked man gave the kittens a little spot to stay in the crooked house

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

AR 2.0

[Mari]

heartwarming ending of the cat having kittens... I love the expression on the fishy's face..

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, sweet and enjoyable.

This was referenced in my childhood, but only the first 6/7lines, so it was nice to find out how the story ends.

[zhanghao · Rating 5 out of 5]

The word crook has different meanings in different contexts.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story written in rhyming sentences. Both the text and the illustrations are crooked to go along with the story line. I like the unpredictable event that happened at the end (cat took fish for babies). I really enjoyed the illustrations more than the actually text. Great for a beginner reader!

[Samantha Penrose · Rating 4 out of 5]

When is an Usborne book not awesome?

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for reading aloud. Nice pictures

[Simone · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good fun and and it had fun puzzles at the end!

[Gemma Fasheun · Rating 3 out of 5]

My kids like it.

[Eliza · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was funny, my girl really enjoyed it. Loved how everything was crooked, even the words 😅