Mother Mother I Feel Sick Send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick by Remy Charlip, Burton Supree, Remy Charlip (Illustrator)

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Cherished household items are mysteriously disappearing. And a rotund little boy feels ill. What'¬?s a mother to do? Why, call the doctor, quick, quick, quick! After one look at the boy, the doctor decides to operate and investigate. But no one is quite prepared for what he finds. Acclaimed children'¬?s author and illustrator, Remy Charlip, presents an updated and expanded version of his original, fanciful story.‚Ä¢ Great source of inspiration for classroom and at-home shadow play‚Ä¢ Updated edition of a classic, with six newly created backgrounds!

Publishers Weekly

Originally published in 1966, Mother Mother I Feel Sick Send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree, has been re-illustrated by Charlip, with silhouette paper cut-outs against a background of Victorian wallpaper. This visual treatment gives the story about a beach ball-shaped boy with a stomach ache a nostalgic look sophisticated enough to lure modern readers. As the doctor removes each item from the boy's stomach (a parasol, a bicycle, etc.), they appear in full color on the opposite spread, and the boy gradually returns to his natural size and shape. ( Apr.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Susie Wilde - Children's Literature

When children are at home and fretting with a slight illness, a silly book can be a great cure. Remy Charlip and Burton Supree have a wild take on a traditional rhyme in Mother Mother I Feel Sick Send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick. In a rollicking set of rhymes and circumstances, a turn of the century doctor speeds to the side of boy with a green face, stomach ache, and distended belly. The doctor pulls from the boy's rounded belly a bizarre collection of items including: balls, an entire birthday cake, tea in a pot, galoshes, and even a bicycle. The boy leaves with a flat tummy and improved health...but what's this? The doctor's missing his hat. Charlip is a genius at wordplay and humor. Part of this book's fun comes from its illustrations. It's all shown in shadow against backgrounds inspired by vintage wallpapers. The authors have included simple directions so that families can turn this frolic of word and image into a shadow play! 2001, Tricycle Press,

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