In the Choat family, you never have to look hard to find a culprit. Missing TV remote? Blame the goat! Lost coat? Keys in the moat? Broken boat? Blame the goat!
But don't be surprised if the goat doesn't take it lying down. In this hilarious, rhyme-happy picture book, children will love to pore over the funny illustrations, picking up clues that all is not as it seems between Jimmy Choat and the goat, Petunia P. Oat. Because Petunia knows who's really to blame, and before long the whole family will too!
Reviews and Awards
Picked for the Summer 2011 Kids' Indie Next List --- "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers"
"The wordplay here is enjoyable—and there is a neat double comeuppance at the end… Slack’s Photoshop/collage artwork is attractively involving… readers will all be rooting for P. Petunia.." —Kirkus Reviews
"The colorful cartoon illustrations and the sheer wackiness of the story will likely appeal to young readers and listeners. Teachers planning lessons on the "oa" sound will definitely want to check this book out." —School Library Journal
The Dumbstruck and Horrified
"This is the weirdest children's book I have ever read." -Nathan Hale
"Needs more Nootka!" - Gilbert Malcolm Sproat
"...suspicious...unclear...lopsided, rhythmless rhymes...even wordplay enthusiasts will tire of this bloated joke." -Publisher's Weekly
"I'm energized!" -Wordplay Enthusiast
