Mother McGrew And Kate Kangaroo
Hey Guys!
It’s
your pal, Andrew the Bee, back with
another book review! This one’s called Mother McGrew and Kate Kangaroo,
by Alice Crew Gall. The pictures are by Lee Wright Stanley, who was a newspaper
comic artist for more than 60 years!
This book came out way back in 1918 and is the sixth in the “Mother McGrew” series of children’s
books. Each one features a different anthro animal who misbehaves and then gets chewed
out by Mother McGrew. But that’s not
all – after that, they get cursed by
the old lady, who is some kind of nasty
fairy godmother! I’m tellin’ ya, this is some scary stuff for little kids to read!
It’s
not like these zoo rejects don’t deserve it, though. Our story opens with two pictures that are worth way
more than a thousand words! Kate
Kangaroo looks like she’s tweaking
to the max after chewing through three bags of Blo-Pops! Now she’s
careening around the countryside out of
control!
Still, it’s like the books says:
“but
Kate was willful and so would not try
to
walk in a lady-like way;
Till
finally an accident happened to her while
out
at a party one day”
Yep,
Kate can’t get her poo-poo together
and she barrels right into the ice-cream
pail! Mother McGrew has had it and now Kate’s in for a rough time!
After dragging the ‘roo’s backside out of the room, Mother McGrew
smacks Kate with her magic stick, cursing her to hop for the
rest of her life! Looks like Kate isn’t allowed to wear clothes any more, either, and I
guess she has to carry this sign:
Man,
that’s tight! But you gotta admit, the ‘roo was asking for it! So next time you think about breaking the rules, just remember this story. ‘Cause if you don’t, Mother McGrew will be
coming for you!
That’s
all for now guys! See
you later!
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