And Two Boys Booed
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- $17.99
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
On the day of the talent show, a boy is ready to sing his song, and he isn't one bit scared because he has practiced a billion times, plus he's wearing his lucky blue boots and his pants with all ten pockets. But as all of the other kids perform before him, he gets more and more nervous. How the boy overcomes his fear of performing in front of the class makes a charming and funny read-aloud, complete with ten novelty flaps to lift.
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A Margaret Ferguson Book
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
It was an inspiration to pair Viorst and Blackall in this funny, ingenious, and true-to-life story about stage fright. It's the morning of the class talent show, and the narrator couldn't be more ready; lifting the first of several small flaps, readers can see the boy beaming under his bedcovers. But with five kids ahead of him in the talent lineup, there's a lot of time for nerves to build, and by the time the boy stands to sing, performance anxiety and some mild heckling turns to his brain to soup: What exactly was his talent, again? On five consecutive flaps, a series of improbable talent mashups swirl around the boy's head ("I started walking my poem. I mean, I started dancing my hands"), making palpable both the boy's discombobulation and the sense of eternity that's a signature feature of embarrassing moments. Finally, he just opens his mouth and... sings. Cue the applause. Because as Viorst knows better than anyone, sometimes what seems awful or terrible really isn't the end of the world. Ages 4 8.
