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Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?
And Other Notorious Nursery Tale Mysteries
By Levinthal, David
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- ISBN
- 978-0-37584-419-8 978-0-37594-459-3
- Publisher
- Random/Schwartz and Wade
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2012 | Fiction
Gr 1-4–These open-and-shut cases of nursery-rhyme mysteries are narrated by Officer Binky, a toad with a manner reminiscent of Joe Friday’s on the old Dragnet TV show, with his typical “Just the facts, Ma’am” style. In the first of five short stories, the officer gets a call from Mrs. Bear, who is upset because someone broke into the family home, ate their porridge, sat in their chairs, and slept in their beds. Based upon the evidence–a blond hair and an e...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2012
Once again folk tales and nursery rhymes prove their flexibility and resilience. The premise here (similar to that of Steve Metzger and Tedd Arnold’s Detective Blue, rev. 9/11) is that the events of fairyland are crimes: "The Three Bears" is a breaking and entering; "Snow White" is an attempted murder; Hansel and Gretel present a self-defen...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
