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Gr 1-3 Many readers will recognize the cover silhouette of four animals standing tall on one another's backs. The donkey, dog, cat, and rooster are surely those familiar music makers from Bremen. Huling casts them as the Boogie-Woogie Band and Blues Ensemble in this humorous spin on the Grimms' tale. As in "Puss in Cowboy Boots"(S & S, 2002), she sets her retelling in the rural South. Ol' Bloo Donkey, overhearing Farmer Brown's decision that "we can't afford to feed no critter that can't work," runs off "to seek fame and fortun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Unappreciated aging farm donkey Ol' Bloo sets his sights on a singing career in New Orleans. En route, he meets three equally tone-deaf an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More