"Mr. Gumpy' s little scow becomes a miniature ark when he takes two
children and one each of the various domestic animals for a ride. .
. . The water appears so warmly inviting, and the tea they all
share so satisfying, that the promise of the first glowing page is
fulfilled. Burningham's sketchy yellow lines make the sun shine on
his pages, and his animals--sometimes jaunty, more often
appealingly hesitant--are his alone, unostentatiously distinctive.
Mr. Gumpy has bumbling charm, and his outing is an unqualified
pleasure." --"Kirkus Reviews"
"A real charmer of a picture book for the very
young."--"Booklist"
""Mr. Grumpy's Outing" is out of sight."--"School Library Journal"
"Mr. Gumpy' s little scow becomes a miniature ark when he takes two
children and one each of the various domestic animals for a ride. .
. . The water appears so warmly inviting, and the tea they all
share so satisfying, that the promise of the first glowing page is
fulfilled. Burningham's sketchy yellow lines make the sun shine on
his pages, and his animals--sometimes jaunty, more often
appealingly hesitant--are his alone, unostentatiously distinctive.
Mr. Gumpy has bumbling charm, and his outing is an unqualified
pleasure." --"Kirkus Reviews"
"A real charmer of a picture book for the very
young."--"Booklist"
""Mr. Grumpy's Outing" is out of sight."--"School Library
Journal"
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