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CM . . . .
Volume V Number 7 . . . . November 27, 1998
excerpt:
"Oh, Tucker, WAIT!" Thelma cried. But Tucker didn't listen. WHAM! He knocked
over a chair. WHAM! He knocked over a vase. WHAM! He knocked over a plant and a
bowl and a china cat. WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!
While adults may grow weary of the endless refrain of WHAM!, young readers will
no doubt delight in the mayhem created by Tucker. The building crescendo of
chaos has a bit of a Robert Munsch feel to it that most youngsters love. In the
end, Tucker eats his breakfast, and Mom and Dad sigh in relief. "Such a nice
dog. Such a friendly dog. Who could possibly scold him?" And I have to agree
that, all in all, Tucker is quite a lovable creation.
Recommended.
Liz Greenaway is a part-time bookseller living in Lethbridge, Alberta.
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The jacket invites the reader to meet "Tucker, one of the most exuberant, most
bumbling, most lovable characters to come crashing around the corner since last
season's hurricane." This blurb sums up the tone of the book: when Thelma calls
Tucker in for breakfast, energetic Tucker comes bounding in with a vengeance,
running upstairs to wake Mom and Dad, and leaving a trail of havoc in his wake.
While the text is a little flat and repetitive at times, only the most
curmudgeonly reader could resist the energetic upbeat illustrations done by
Scott Nash. His vivid watercolour, with pencil and ink, illustrations superbly
capture the manic pace as Thelma chases Tucker through the house, trying to
keep the damage under control, while terrified cats simply try to keep out of
the way.