I checked out this book and, yes, the extract I featured earlier from a newspaper seems to have been a mistake..
I think I have it straight now. It’s NOT:
Needle-nosed Nigel won nine kinds of knockwurst/By winning a contest to see who could knock wurst
As I suspected, it IS:
Needle-nosed Nigel won nine kinds of knockwurst/By winning a contest to see who could knock worst
That one letter makes a big difference. Knocking wurst is just odd.
Also, I had previously wondered if Roz Chast’s drawings would appeal to kids. I think she’s the #1 New Yorker cartoonist, but oftentimes her work is (purposefully) depressing and cheerless.
Well, she’s got it going on in this book!
Filed under: book review, illustration, kidlit
