Gopher Up Your Sleeve

By Tony Johnston

Brief, humorous rhymes describe animals both ordinary and unusual, including a rooster, a javelina, and a python. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873587944
• ISBN13: 9780873587945
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: UNKNO
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.3" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great Book for Kids of All Ages (and parents)

This one's a timeless gem -- something that, as a parent, you'll find yourself reciting on your way to work... and your kids will love it too. Superb illustrations, and the text has a pace and livliness that just bounces along. The rhymes are really catchy, and there's a lot of silly fun going on with each animal that's described... And these aren't your run-of-the-mill animals. Babies love the sounds and rhythm, and toddlers and pre-schoolers love the goofiness and exotic animals. A must buy for any serious youth bookshelf.

Smart. Cute. Hilarious.

Finally, illustrations that live up to even a child's imagination. You'll want to frame every page. It's a book for children of all ages. Check it out.

A cut above the ordinary

Tony Johnston's Gopher Up Your Sleeve receives Trip Park's zany and fun drawings as it blends comical verses by Tony Johnston with a world of strange animals. A cut above the ordinary and will invite kids to partake with beautiful, bright covers and unpredictable illustrations.

A Masterpiece !!!!!!

This book is among the best children's books ever written. Our three year old loved it and I'm sure all kids 1-10 will find quickly consider it among their favorites. The story is great, but it's the animation that really set's it apart. The illustrator is truly a gifted artist. I highly recommend this book and would suggest you check with your book store quickly as this is a new release that quickly sold out in our local store.

Pure joy! Amazing illustrations!

Grab the kids, head for the sofa and let the gigglefest begin. "Gopher Up Your Sleeve" is pure joy that will have your children laughing out loud and squealing with delight as they master the singsong poems. Trip Park, illustrator, is a gifted artist whose illustrations come alive with color and laugh out loud realism. Tony Johnston's little ditties and poems are delightful and will have your children reciting them quickly, i.e. "Baby spiders look like BBs. They give people heebie-jeebies." Illustrations of three baby spiders in big white diapers and pacifiers in their mouths make this a delightful marriage of nonsensical fun. Kudos to Rising Moon (publisher) for their consistent ability to select unique children's writers and gifted illustrators. Rising Moon continues to set the bar for captivating children?s books.