Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo - by Jennifer Hamburg (Hardcover)

About the Book

With madcap mania, a troupe of merry volunteers attempt to rescue poor Billy Bloo, only to find themselves stuck in goo too! Told in rhyme, this spry, slapstick comedy of errors by an Emmy]-winning children's writer is sure to have readers rolling with laughter. Full color.x 11.

Book Synopsis

A rollicking read-aloud with the rhyme, rhythm and repetition of such classics as I Know an Old Lady and Dr. Seuss's And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.

2018 CBC Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards FinalistBilly Bloo is stuck in goo.Who will help him, tell me who?Who'll unstick him from this goo?Would you?With madcap mania, a troupe of merry volunteersattempt to rescue poor Billy Bloo, only to find themselves stuck in goo too!Oh, what to do?This spry, slapstick comedy of errorswill have you rolling with laughter(but hopefully not into any goo!).

Review Quotes

Praise for Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo by Jennifer Hamburg, illustrated by Ross Burach: 2018 CBC Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards Finalist"Begs to be read aloud....Gleeful, errant nonsense." -- Kirkus Reviews"Plenty to linger (and laugh) over." -- Publishers Weekly"Lots of giggles and goo, and weird characters too, in this rhyming cumulative storytime read-aloud, make this title a must-have for picture book collections." -- School Library JournalPraise for Monkey and Duck Quack Up! by Jennifer Hamburg: Spring 2015 Indie PickBeginning Readers 2016 ILA-CBC Children's Choices List Book2016 Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices List Book"With a three-day cruise on the line as a prize, Monkey drafts his friend Duck to participate in a rhyming contest . . . bright bold artwork . . . serious read-aloud potential." -- Publishers Weekly"Younger listeners will enjoy completing Monkey's unfinished verses within the story, and slightly older children will be spurred to create their own lists of rhyming words." -- Booklist"A solid choice for rhyming play." -- Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Jennifer Hamburg is an Emmy Award-winning children's television writer whose hit shows include Doc McStuffins, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Super Why! , Henry Hugglemonster, and Creative Galaxy. She is the author of Monkey and Duck Quack Up! , illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, a spring 2015 Indie Favorite, and Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo. Jennifer lives happily with her husband and gooey children in Houston, Texas. Visit Jennifer at www.jenniferhamburg.com.
Ross Burach is the creator of the riotously funny Very Impatient Caterpillar series that includes The Very Impatient Caterpillar; The Little Butterfly That Could; Goodnight, Butterfly; and Make Way for Butterfly. All the books combine humor with curriculum-friendly science topics and relatable social-emotional themes. Ross's other acclaimed books include the picture book Truck Full of Ducks, the board books I Love My Tutu Too!, Potty All-Star, Hi-Five Farm!, and Hi-Five Animals!, named the best board book of the year by Parents Magazine, and the Acorn early reader series Bumble and Bee. Ross lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at rossburach.com.