FICTION

Warning! Do Not Touch!

by Tim WARNES
Warning! Do Not Touch! illus. by Tim Warnes. 32p. Tiger Tales. 2016. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781680100136.
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K-Gr 2—Mole and his best friend, the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing, are minding their own business and enjoying the day in the forest together while Mole labels everything he encounters. Their afternoon soon turns to chaos when a magic hat is found and white rabbits start appearing. Mole and the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing must figure out a way to contain the rabbits and return them to the hat. Young readers will take great delight in the suspense built throughout the story as they follow the pair trying to solve the bunny disaster. The bright, expressive illustrations will captivate readers, and children can come back to the book time after time and learn to read all the labeled words provided by Mole.
VERDICT An enjoyable read-aloud.
Reviewed by April Sanders, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL
In this follow-up to Dangerous!, label-loving Mole and his crocodile friend, the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing, discover a magician's hat and wand pre-labeled with the titular warning. The Lumpy-Bumpy Thing wears the magic hat anyway, generating a rabbit surplus the two friends must rectify. Loose, comic illustrations capture the wonderfully expressive characters. The labels, both nouns and adjectives, playfully explore vocabulary and add humor without pigeon-holing.
, Apr 01, 2016

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