The Serious Goose
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- $99.00
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- $99.00
Descripción editorial
Meet a very Serious Goose in late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's first fun and funny picture book! There is nothing silly about this goose. You CANNOT make her laugh, so DON'T EVEN TRY!
Written, illustrated, and lettered by Jimmy Kimmel, this picture book challenges young readers to bring the silly out of a very Serious Goose. Inspired by Jimmy’s nickname for his kids, The Serious Goose reminds us to be silly in a serious way. Challenge your little comedians to make this no-nonsense goose smile. This delightful read-aloud is guaranteed to create gaggles of giggles time and time again!
Kimmel’s proceeds from sales of THE SERIOUS GOOSE will be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and children’s hospitals around the country.
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How serious is this goose? We're talking severity on steroids: on the back cover, she's holding a copy of War and Geese. "DO NOT EVEN TRY TO BE SILLY AROUND THIS GOOSE!" writes late-night star Kimmel. The emphatic, all-caps black typography (which Kimmel also hand-drew) asserts that nothing will make this goose, with stern black brows and a safety-orange colored bill, drop her scowl, including putting a chicken on her head. Readers are invited to "give it a shot" with some funny-face-making, and a mylar mirror is included so that they can check their work: "BE DOOFY/ BE GOOFY/ ANY WAY YOU KNOW HOW." But it's really no use or is it? In his savvy, funny picture-book debut, Kimmel uses his limited drawing style to great advantage; in fact, the less the goose does, the funnier it is. The interplay between the goose's dour mien and the typography which is every bit as much of a character as the bird in the title drives much of the laughs. Most of all, Kimmel knows that when you tell a kid not to do something, it's sure to unleash silliness of epic proportions. Ages 3 7.
