Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo

Begs to be read aloud....Gleeful, errant nonsense.

Never mind how that giant heap of green goo got there, or why little Billy Bloo ignored the sign (on the title page) that reads aWhatever you do... do not go in the goo! Now heas stuck and so is everyone who comes along to extract him, an oddball assemblage that ends up including aFour acrobats, the cowgirl too/ the octopus, the wizard (who/ just conjured up a talking ewe)/ the pirate, and the noble crew.a (The crew consists of a queen and 17 loyal knights.) Everyone is unwilling to give up the struggle, but even the queen canat help wondering, aWhat happens if I need the loo?a Suddenly, a startled octopus inadvertently frees everyonea briefly. Burachas (I Am Not a Chair! loosey-goosey illustrations contrast the glistening, almost three-dimensional goo with a flattened, high-energy cartoon cast that looks as though it sprang directly from a childas imagination. And Hamburgas (Monkey and Duck Quack Up! freewheeling versea which includes lots of agooa rhymes and direct addresses to readersa gives readers plenty to linger (and laugh) over. Ages 4a 8. Authoras agent: Jennifer De Chiara, Jennifer De Chiara Literary. Illustratoras agent: Lara Perkins, Andrea Brown Literary. (July) Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.