Old Cricket
By Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by Ponder Goembel
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About The Book
Old Cricket tells his missus why he can't fix the roof -- "I woke with a creak in my knee, dear wife."
He tells Cousin Katydid why he can't pick berries -- "I woke with a creak in my knee and a crick in my neck."
He tells Uncle Ant why he can't harvest corn -- "I woke with a creak in my knee, a crick in my neck, and a crack in my back....I'm off to see Doc Hopper."
But before he gets there, Old Crow comes calling. "Caw-caw-caw," he says, hungrily. And caw is one C-word Old Cricket can't relish.
The creators of Sailor Moo present a second critter comedy, full of wordplay and antic animation.
He tells Cousin Katydid why he can't pick berries -- "I woke with a creak in my knee and a crick in my neck."
He tells Uncle Ant why he can't harvest corn -- "I woke with a creak in my knee, a crick in my neck, and a crack in my back....I'm off to see Doc Hopper."
But before he gets there, Old Crow comes calling. "Caw-caw-caw," he says, hungrily. And caw is one C-word Old Cricket can't relish.
The creators of Sailor Moo present a second critter comedy, full of wordplay and antic animation.
About The Illustrator
Ponder Goembel
Ponder Goembel has illustrated eight books, including two others by Lisa Wheeler, Old Cricket, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and Sailor Moo; A Basket Full of White Eggs, by Brian Swann; and The Night Iguana Left Home, by Megan McDonald. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where the 2005 floods threatened to wash away the nearly finished paintings for this book. Her Web site is www.pondergoembel.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (June 1, 2006)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781416918554
- Ages: 4 - 7
Awards and Honors
- School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
- Arizona Young Reader Book Award Nominee
- Golden Sower Award Nominee (NE)
- South Dakota Prairie Bud Award
- Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Reading List
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High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): Old Cricket Trade Paperback 9781416918554(2.8 MB)
- Author Photo (jpg): Lisa Wheeler Photograph courtesy of the author(1.6 MB)
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