Whoops! - Suzi Moore, Russell Ayto

What do you do when you’re a cat who cannot “meow,” or a dog who cannot “bowwow,” or even a mouse who cannot “squeak”? Visit the magical “old lady in the tumbledown house,” of course! Perhaps, suggests a wise owl to his woefully mixed-up friends, she has a magical spell to alleviate their problems. But alas! When cat, dog, and mouse visit this mysterious woman with crazy blue hair and a silly book of spells, she doesn’t quite get the correct combination of words and—WHOOPS! (Templar, $16.99)— everything goes amiss. With streamlined mixed-media illustrations and bold backgrounds by illustrator Russell Ayto, this laugh-out-loud riot of a picture book will have children and adults giggling. Author Suzi Moore has created a wonderful, rhyming, superbly silly tale that is perfect for any family. Ages 4-6.