Review by Booklist Review
Three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, rhyme all the time. They say that far, jar, and tar rhyme with car, but a fourth dust bunny, Bob, just does not seem to get it; he says, Look! When they try and teach him that rug, hug, and mug rhyme with bug, he says, Look out! Of course, the smug majority is wrong. Bob's warnings come true and when a broom and then a vacuum cleaner prove him right, the rhyming trio ask Bob what rhymes with How do we get out? With thick black lines and neon colors, the dust creatures on the bright colored pages look like the huge monsters they think they are--until the big, powerful human tools take over. Preschoolers will recognize how it feels to be big but just a mite in a grown-up world, and they will enjoy the playful rhymes and simple wordplay as much as the bold scenarios of the tiniest creatures in danger from giants, and one hero who sees it coming.--Rochman, Hazel Copyright 2009 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
"We rhyme all the time!" declares one of four googly-eyed dust bunnies, ebullient in their palette of bright solid colors and Smurf-like bodies. Three of the shaggy critters promptly strut their stuff, reeling off words that rhyme with "car." But the fourth shouts, "Look!" Is he just a dimwit, or could he know something the others don't? The silly, eager-to-please dust bunnies occupy most of the space on the square pages; the silliness, the scale and large dialogue balloons combine for a party-hearty mood. Although a little sketchier than Thomas's previous works, such as What Will Fat Cat Sit On?, this book is just as funny and snappy-looking. Ages 3-5. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-"We are Ed, Ned, Ted.and Bob. We rhyme all the time!" If children can't guess from the names, they can certainly tell from the facial expressions on these four large-nosed floppy-eared hairy blobs that Bob is the odd bunny out. When Ed (electric green and unflappably cheery) calls out, "What rhymes with bug?" Ned (purple, beige nose bigger than Ed's) yells "hug." Ted (crimson, big big yellow nose) shouts "rug." Bob, a lovely shade of turquoise but perpetually perplexed and anxious, contributes "Look out!" "'No, Bob,' scolds Ed. 'Look out!' does not rhyme with bug!" When, a few pages later, Bob's rhyme for dog is "Look out! Here comes a big scary monster with a broom!" readers' suspicions will be confirmed that Bob is more than a dust bunny with a rhyming deficiency. But Thomas doesn't simply fulfill children's expectations. True to form, she adds funny and thrilling surprises up to the absorbing end of the tale. This book will make readers laugh; it will teach them to rhyme; it will enchant them and make them think twice every time they see a vacuum cleaner.-Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Dust bunnies Ed, Ted, and Ned are frustrated by Bob's apparent inability to rhyme ("No, Bob...'LOOK OUT!' does not rhyme with bug"). But Bob is actually warning them of danger: a broom-wielding (human) monster. The goofiness of both the speech-bubble text and illustrations in solid, bright colors with thick black lines will make preschoolers giggle while they're correcting Bob's "errors. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
This dynamic quartet of dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, Ted and Bob, have quite the flair for rhyming wordsexcept for anxious Bob, who is wisely more concerned about their perilous surroundings. In response to each rhyme, Bob dramatically declares that their enemy draws near: " 'rug' / 'hug' / 'mug' / 'LOOK OUT!' " Unfortunately, each of Bob's pleas falls on deaf bunnies' ears. Ned obliviously responds, "Bob, no 'LOOK OUT! HERE COMES A BIG SCARY MONSTER WITH A BROOM!' does not rhyme with ANYTHING, really." When the inevitable occurs, with a dramatic "Thwptt," the threesome finally listens to the rational hero, providing a powerful punch line. Thomas's digital illustrations, stark against her solid, colorful backgrounds, successfully accentuate the witty text. The shaggy dust bunnies are boldly contrasted, as their colorsgreen, purple, red and blueextend past the thick lines into the ever-so-slightly-less-red background. With their wide noses, long ears, four-fingered paws and buck teeth, these fuzzy characters are a riot. Put away your cleaning supplies for a little messy fun. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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