Stuck

Paperback, 32 pages

English language

Published Jan. 8, 2012 by HarperCollins Children's Books.

ISBN:
978-0-545-60414-7
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1 star (1 review)

When Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, he's determined to get it out. But how? Well, by knocking it down with his shoe, of course. But strangely enough, it too gets stuck. And the only logical course of action . . . is to throw his other shoe. Only now it's stuck! Surely there must be something he can use to get his kite unstuck. An orangutan? A boat? His front door? Yes, yes, and yes. And that's only the beginning. Stuck is Oliver Jeffers' most absurdly funny story since The Incredible Book-Eating Boy. Childlike in concept and vibrantly illustrated as only Oliver Jeffers could, here is a picture book worth rescuing from any tree.

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I hate scribbly fonts.

1 star

I wish people would consider that scribbly handwriting fonts aren't necessarily good for children, especially because it decreases accessibility to those who struggle with reading. (You know, dyslexic people exist.)

Story is amusing in a "this protagonist is an idiot" sort of way, but it does quickly become a story where you might not like him because he's being selfish, rude, irresponsible, and uncaring about anyone except himself. He also suffers no consequences for being entitled and selfish, and that's kind of tiresome since boys (in media, in society) are allowed to act that way without any repercussions (except for "boys will be boys").