I Yam a Donkey!

I Yam a Donkey!Even frustrated grammarians will giggle at the who's on first routine that begins with a donkey's excited announcement, "I yam a donkey " Unfortunately the donkey's audience happens to be a yam, and one who is particular about sloppy pronunciation and poor grammar. An escalating series of misunderstandings leaves the yam furious and the clueless donkey bewildered by the yam's growing (and amusing) frustration. The yam finally gets his point across,

Even frustrated grammarians will giggle at the who's-on-first routine that begins with a donkey's excited announcement, "I yam a donkey " Unfortunately the donkey's audience happens to be a yam, and one who is particular about sloppy pronunciation and poor grammar. An escalating series of misunderstandings leaves the yam furious and the clueless donkey bewildered by the yam's growing (and amusing) frustration. The yam finally gets his point across, but regrettably, he's made the situation a little bit too clear . . . and the story ends with a dark and outrageously funny twist.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 06/16/2015
ISBN: 9780544087200
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.88h x 8.75w x 0.38d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/13/2015
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2015
School Library Journal 05/01/2015 pg. 82
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2015 pg. 79
Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 58
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 26 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 35