He may be pint-sized, and he may be tired after a busy day at the
firehouse, but Fireman Small puts on the turbocharger when he
smells smoke coming from a vent in this madcap story-the third
starring Fireman Small. When a raindrop splashes on the nose of
Fireman Yee while he tries to grab some winks at the
firehouse-there's a hole in the ceiling-he shuffles off to the Pink
Hotel. "Just at the moment his droopy eyes close, / Something
disturbing starts tickling his nose." Smoke-and where there's
smoke, there's fire. Fireman Small rushes about the packed hotel
telling all the animal guests to move fast up to the roof:
"Pounding on doors to let everyone know, / 'Hurry-HURRY! Fire down
below!' " He assembles everyone on the rooftop and sends them down
the fire escape before the little fireman chops a hole in the roof
to let the rain put out the fire. Although Yee spices this tale
with visual comedy-a pig tends to her underarms with a blow dryer,
an alligator wears a silly hat-the same creative energy didn't go
into the verse, which is painfully forced: "Toad's in a tizzy,
hopping and croaking. / The jazz band next door is really smoking.
/ 'Your poncho's on fire,' wails drummer Mole. / Fireman Small
hollers, 'Stop-drop-and roll!' " Still, where there's a fireman,
there's a reader-and some fire safety tips, too. "(Picture book.
2-5)" (Kirkus Reviews)
Fireman small has a busy day rescuing people and fighting fires . . . and it's not over yet. Just as he's preparing for a good night's sleep, the fire bell rings yet again.
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