"A guaranteed hit for the storytime set, from a team whose talents haven’t aged a day."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The incomparable creative team behind We’re Going on a Bear Hunt reunite for a read-aloud comedy of misunderstandings that has all the hallmarks of a classic.
I went to the shop to get me a carrot. Oh dear! They gave me . . . . . . a parrot. Oh dear! Look what I got. Do I want that? No, I do NOT! As a hapless boy goes from shop to shop, requesting a series of perfectly reasonable items—a hat, a coat, a cake, a chair—he finds himself thwarted at every turn, amassing instead a growing menagerie of animals who happily follow him on his errands. It’s not until he finally asks for a cup that he’s proffered a wriggly creature that solves his dilemma . . . or does it? Adding delicious momentum to Michael Rosen’s rhymes (and mastery of the page turn) are an expressive crew of animal characters rendered as only Helen Oxenbury can, making for a timeless story guaranteed to beg many repeat readings. Oh dear!
"Repetitive stanzas with a bit of rhyme take the youngster on a shopping trip. Every time he searches for an item, he is given something different. And he does NOT want that! Alas, he seems stuck with critters he doesn't want until. . . . . He gets a good item and all seems fine. I love the illustrations, simple text, and bit of brown paper wrapping of parcels. A delightful book. The teaming of author Michael Rosen and illustrator Helen Oxenbury is perfect. I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given."
