Just as a boy named Banjo is about to eat dinner, his sausage,
Melvin, jumps up and runs off, accompanied by the dish, fork,
knife, carrots (all girls named Caroline, Clara, etc.), peas (all
boys named Peter, Percival and Paul) and so on. With a wacky,
whimsical narrative that takes as many detours as its participants,
Ahlberg's writing is stylistically accomplished and decidedly
British. So, why Americanize the story with French fries and
baseball instead of chips and cricket? Ingman's childlike paintings
incorporating ink sketches are expressively and colorfully detailed
with personified objects, chronicling the energetic journey from
kitchen table to city sidewalk to park pathway and back. Various
calamities ensue (a pigeon eats Percival the pea and a duck eats
Paul, while the plate becomes a Frisbee), before Banjo sits down to
a plum pie for his replacement dinner. More sophisticated in
structure than the classic tales and verses that inspired it, this
madcap riff is for primary-grade readers-and their clever parents.
(Picture book. 5-8) (Kirkus Reviews)
Talk about fast food! A hilarious, high-speed tale from the
inimitable Allan Ahlberg - catch it if you can! The celebrated
Allan Ahlberg is in his element in this fast-paced, funny story
about what happens when dinner decides that it doesn't fancy being
eaten. Just as hungry little boy Banjo is about to tuck into his
sausage, it jumps right up off the plate and runs away! But the
sausage - whose name is Melvin - isn't alone... He's followed by
the fork, the knife, the table, the French fries and even the peas.
And so the chase is on! Will Banjo ever catch up with his runaway
dinner? And what (gulp) happens to Melvin if he does? Gloriously
illustrated by the award-winning Bruce Ingman, this is a whacky,
whimsical romp perfect for reading aloud.
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