Author: Kirk Jay Mueller
Publisher: Starbright Books
Rating: WORTHY!
Nicely illustrated Sarah Vonthron-Laver.
DISCLOSURE: Unlike the majority of reviews in this blog, I've neither bought this book nor borrowed it from the library. This is a "galley" copy ebook, supplied by Net Galley. I'm not receiving (nor will I expect to receive or accept) remuneration for this review. The chance to read a new novel is reward aplenty!
Harriet Huff is a mail carrier,
But she's not a male she's a female!
She's really worn-out hopping pillar to post
And wishes everyone would use email!She thinks and decides that it's now high time
That she quickly heads on out coastal,
She's tired from her job and she wants a nice rest
For to keep her poor self going postal!She wants to set off and head for the beach,
With her sweet young son Joey in tow,
But they haven't put foot from stoop to the ground
When Wanda the Wombat wanders in view."I must come with you both!" insists Wanda,
"And because we all know you're no slouch,
Carry my chair!" she says, with such a high air,
I know you have room to spare in that pouch!If you pronounce 'beach' as two syllables
Then Wanda is - well let’s not go there,
'Cos Wallaby Wendy wends her way over,
Suddenly it’s seeming very unfair!Kenny Koala and a bandicoot,
a marsupial mouse, twin dingoes,
All piling their stuff in poor Harriet's pouch,
Until the bulging pocket overflows!What was just two for a day on the sand,
Has now swollen into a huge crowd.
Harriet's sore, aching pouch is swollen too,
Leaving poor Harriet feeling so cowed.Fortunately, there's a possum nearby
And he's just not about to play dead
With a large pick-up truck he has lots of room
And soon Joey and his mom lose their dread.On warm sunny sand they are happy,
No longer do mom and boy feel meek
And relaxation can happily begin,
So they decide to stay there for a week!I only wish Harriet had spoken
A word or two before she lost it!
It's so important to know when to say when
But I'm so glad she finally did it!
