Monday, May 6, 2024

Monday Musing

Whoops a daisy! ~ by Norah Clegg and Don Hughes, illustrated by Steve Smallman, 1988, children's picture book, 16 pages, 10/10

It begins with a dog  and a cat falling out of a tree.  Yes, we adults know dogs can't climb up onto a tree limb, and a cat is unlikely to simply FALL (though the cat pictured doesn't seem to have any claws at all).  However, "tree" and "Mrs. McGee" do rhyme.  So when the animals fall, she says, "Whoops a daisy."  Other words rhyming with "Mrs. McGee" are tea, ski, and key.  This simple book lets children giggle as Mrs. McGee keeps saying "Whoops a daisy!"

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