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Jimmy's Boa #3
Jimmy's Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash
Jimmy's birthday party at SeaLand turns out to be a big splash when everyone ends up in the big tank
32 pages, Hardcover
First published September 29, 1989
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May 11, 2019
The Jimmy’s Boa books are a big favorite in our home!
September 1, 2024
Another outlandish tale told by Meggie to her mother about the escapades that happened at Jimmy's birthday party when his mother gave him a goldfish. Jimmy takes his boa, and his goldfish to his birthday party at seaworld. The high jinks begin after Jimmy's mother fall in the shark tank.
October 9, 2018
Hilarious! I really enjoyed reading this book to the students. Worked excellent for a sequencing writing assignment as there are lots of problems and solutions throughout the story! The illustrations are so busy and fun to explore. Highly recommend!
November 6, 2025
I feel so bad for Jimmy's mom, but then, she is the one who let him own a boa constrictor. In this one, Jimmy's birthday party at Seaworld gets everyone wet and ends with Jimmy owning even more pets.
June 26, 2020
Kids birthday parties are rough.
May 24, 2021
meh, I feel like I am missing something here
September 2, 2021
Cute but it didn't age well including the aquatic zoo after the truth about Sea World came out.
July 24, 2022
Quite the yarn.
February 1, 2023
I ran into three people this week who had never heard of this series. Oh my! Such belly laughs . The stories are hysterical and the illustrations amazing
September 27, 2025
I love the backwards story telling. You can also read them, or at least go over the story from back to front but it isn't as much fun.
September 1, 2012
I don't like this one as much as "ate the wash." Probably because I didn't grow up with it, and probably because I got a little lost following all of it. Besides, this one was just a bit less "believeable" than the one on the farm. As a child, I liked imagining what that day at the farm was like. It's hard for me to imagine this party at Sea Land. I don't think this will work in my birthday-theme storytime. While kids may enjoy the story, I think the preschool kids will be lost like me.
March 18, 2011
This book is full of imagination from a young boy who becomes very adventurous when out for a birthday party with his pet snake. The text in the book is full of cause and effect situations and the pictures are full of action. This book would be enjoyed by a snake lover or someone with a wild imaginations. T
September 13, 2008
Oh that pesky boa constrictor. These books are a testimony as to why I don't want my son to get a snake.
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February 20, 2010
Great for cause and affect. Very cute series. Amusing outrageous stories. Not as good as Ate The Wash but still great.
February 3, 2011
Jimmy's birthday party at Sea Land turns out to be a big splash when everyone ends up in the big tank. Pretty illustrations and full of laughter.
June 16, 2012
This was a fun and exciitng book. The pictures were entertaining and the readers will love every detail. There is a lot going on within these pages. The readers will never become bored. Bravo!!
July 21, 2012
This is an awful book. It doesn't make sense. There is no flow to the story. The only redeeming aspect is the illustrations. I am disappointed that we paid money for this.
October 18, 2012
This is a VERY fun book!
October 31, 2012
Nice artwork.
September 3, 2014
Every sentence the little girl says is so outlandish you can't help but wonder what could possibly come next! You both loved it!
September 3, 2014
Every sentence the little girl says is so outlandish you can't help but wonder what could possibly come next! You both loved it!
May 11, 2016
Cause and effect
March 25, 2013
Another very funny Jimmy's Boa book! Great for teaching cause and effect or sequencing. Grades K-3.
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