Booklist Reviews 2014 February #1
We all know what happens to the cradle when the wind blows. But this
time, the wind blows really hard, and the baby is blown clear over to
the old woman in the shoe! Youngsters familiar with traditional nursery
rhymes will delight in meeting old friends in this what-happens-next
adventure. Attempting to return the baby to his treetop, the old woman
finds the tree covered in woolen mittens, which she tries to take back
to the three little kittens only to be almost nailed by Jack and Jill's
bucket. Soon all havoc breaks loose: Mary's little lamb tumbles through
the air, the money in the king's counting house is strewn all over the
street, and Jack's candlestick goes winging past the poor old woman's
head. Barrette's curvy watercolor illustrations swing along with
Jackson's (Desert Rose and Her Highfalutin' Hog, 2009) rhyming text
until the wind blows the entire gang—woman, kids, coins, sheep, bucket,
baby, and all—topsy-turvily back to their rightful places. Great fun for
grown-ups and little ones alike. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews.
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