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It's back to school for Mr. Putter & Tabby!
Dong! Dong! Dong! The school bell is ringing. The crispy fall wind is blowing. Mr. Putter wishes he could go back to school--even for just one day. Then he has an idea: How about a visit during show-and-tell with Mrs. Teaberry, Tabby, and Zeke? The teacher agrees, but there's one problem. She and the students expect pet tricks. Will Tabby and Zeke be able to deliver? Mr. Putter & Tabby Ring the Bell marks the twentieth book in this beloved series a perennial hit since 1994.Summary
Show-and-Tell will never be the same after Mr. Putter and Tabby and Mrs. Teaberry and Zeke are through.Fall for Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby, means crisp air, crunchy leaves and apples. But this year, the ringing of the school bell arouses a longing in Mr. Putter for school days gone by--globes, pencils, erasers. Just then, their neighbor's dog, Zeke, streaks through the yard wearing half a cake on his head and sparks one of Mr. Putter's infamous ideas. With Mrs. Teaberry as his accomplice, the two neighbors are soon scheduled to appear at first grade show-and-tell with their pets and their pet tricks...only Tabby and Zeke are not well known for any tricks. And by the end of the big day, the only trick they have done is a disappearing one: Zeke demolishes the class cupcakes, and then both skedaddle. Still, Mr. Putter gets to enjoy the school smells and sights and, especially, the children. And both he and Mrs. Teaberry enjoy laughing at the worst show-and-tell ever. Howard's pencil, watercolor and gouache illustrations charmingly convey Mr. Putter's longings, the mischievousness of his plan and his delight in being back in school. Rylant's ever-fresh text will gracefully coax emergent readers into independence.These four neighbors are great company, and their portrayal of aging is sweetly refreshing. (Early reader. 6-9)]]> Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Author Notes
Cynthia Rylant was born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. She attended and received degrees at Morris Harvey College, Marshall University, and Kent State University.
Rylant worked as an English professor and at the children's department of a public library, where she first discovered her love of children's literature.
She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish, including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her novel Missing May won the 1993 Newbery Medal and A Fine White Dust was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Rylant wrote A Kindness, Soda Jerk, and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories, which were named as Best Book for Young Adults. When I was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came won the Caldecott Award.
She has many popular picture books series, including Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby and High-Rise Private Eyes. (Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-Mr. Putter and Tabby are back for their 20th (Harcourt, 2011) adventure in Cynthia Rylant's beloved beginning chapter book series. The crisp fall air and sound of a distant bell make Mr. Putter wistful about school. He devises a plan to get back into school by bringing his lazy cat Tabby and his amenable neighbor Mrs. Teaberry along with her mischievous dog Zeke in for show-and-tell. There's one hitch: the first-grade teacher and students are expecting the decidedly talentless Tabby and Zeke to perform tricks. The pets perform a single trick for the class, with disastrous results, but it's nothing an apology note and a batch of cupcakes can't repair. Narrator John McDonough's deep, regal voice is the perfect embodiment of Mr. Putter. He deftly conveys the mild emotions and ups and downs in the story. An entertaining tale.-Jennifer Verbrugge, Dakota County Library, Eagan, MN (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
One "crispy fall" day, Mr. Putter, nostalgic for the sights and smells of school, encourages his neighbor and her "showy" dog to accompany Tabby and himself as show-and-tell guests in a first-grade classroom. The pets don't actually know any tricks, but the comical illustrations, filled with humorous details, take full advantage of the mayhem they cause at school. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
As Mr. Putter rakes leaves (and Tabby attacks leaves), the school bell rings, and the old gent feels nostalgic. A neighbor finagles an invitation to take their pets to visit a first-grade classroom, where Zeke the dog ends up demolishing the cupcakes at the worst show-and-tell ever. With six short chapters, this beginning reader tells an appealing story in simple language. There's strength and personality as well as humor in Howard's craggy pencil drawings, brightened with watercolor and gouache paints. An amusing fall-flavored offering from the Mr. Putter and Tabby series that's good for reading aloud or reading alone.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist
