{"product_id":"oh-dear-look-what-i-got-isbn-9781536235685","title":"Oh Dear, Look What I Got!","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A guaranteed hit for the storytime set, from a team whose talents haven’t aged a day.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe incomparable creative team behind \u003ci\u003eWe’re Going on a Bear Hunt \u003c\/i\u003ereunite for a read-aloud comedy of misunderstandings that has all the hallmarks of a classic. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI went to the shop to get me a carrot.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOh dear! They gave me . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e. . . a parrot.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOh dear! Look what I got.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo I want that? No, I do NOT!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a hapless boy goes from shop to shop, requesting a series of perfectly reasonable items—a hat, a coat, a cake, a chair—he finds himself thwarted at every turn, amassing instead a growing menagerie of animals who happily follow him on his errands. It’s not until he finally asks for a cup that he’s proffered a wriggly creature that solves his dilemma . . . or does it? Adding delicious momentum to Michael Rosen’s rhymes (and mastery of the page turn) are an expressive crew of animal characters rendered as only Helen Oxenbury can, making for a timeless story guaranteed to beg many repeat readings. Oh dear!Coming to a satisfying conclusion, Rosen’s jaunty rhyming tale contains a perfectly calibrated sense of repetition. . . . each gently illustrated watercolor image feels masterfully crafted.A guaranteed hit for the storytime set, from a team whose talents haven’t aged a day.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe engaging illustrations—lively, large-scale pencil drawings, brightened with watercolors—draw viewers into the story, while the text provides a challenge: a lively guessing game that children will enjoy playing. A captivating choice for the many fans of Rosen and Oxenbury’s classic \u003ci\u003eWe’re Going on a Bear Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosen’s humor-laden rhymes and cumulative conclusion result in a simple, polished tale that will elicit easy laughs as the refrains, and beasts, accumulate. Oxenbury’s familiar light-handed pencil and watercolor artwork makes an ideal companion.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOxenbury’s trademark expressive pencil and watercolor illustrations expertly accompany Rosen’s rhymes, conveying characters’ reactions to the silly situations they find themselves in and adding much detail and humor. A shoo-in for storytime fun.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cb\u003eMichael Rosen \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet and the author of many books for children, including the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eWe’re Going on a Bear Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, which won the Nestlé Smarties Children’s\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize; \u003ci\u003eA Great Big Cuddle\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Chris Riddell;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMichael Rosen’s Sad Book\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Quentin Blake. He received the Eleanor Farjeon Award\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efor services to children’s literature\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein 1997 and served as Children’s\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eLaureate in the UK between 2007 and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e2009. Michael Rosen lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Oxenbury \u003c\/b\u003eis a two-time winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the 2015 Carle Artist Honoree. She is a celebrated illustrator of many well-loved books, including \u003ci\u003eCharley’s First Night \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen Charley Met Grampa\u003c\/i\u003e, both by Amy Hest, \u003ci\u003eFarmer Duck\u003c\/i\u003e by Martin Waddell, \u003ci\u003eWe’re Going on a Bear Hunt \u003c\/i\u003eby Michael Rosen, and \u003ci\u003eThere’s Going to Be a Baby\u003c\/i\u003e by her husband, John Burningham. Helen Oxenbury lives in London.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301408854245,"sku":"NP9781536235685","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536235685.jpg?v=1767734032","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/oh-dear-look-what-i-got-isbn-9781536235685","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}