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"Someone's calling Bobby. I'm not Bobby. I'm a lion." Bobby's parents are trying to get his attention, but Bobby is something else. For example, he's a monster, an airplane, a dinosaur. Anything but Bobby. It's not long before Bobby turns himself into an eagle soaring away with Mom, Dad, and every other grown-up in his life chasing after him. But after a daring escape into outer space, Bobby gets hungry and returns to Earth to claim his dinner" This hilarious escape story rings true to every child's struggle for independence--not to mention a full tummy.
Amazon.com Review
"Bobby!" ("Someone's calling Bobby. I'm not Bobby.") Jules Feiffer (I Lost My Bear, Bark, George!) perfectly captures a short flight of the imagination that just about every child has taken--an adult may be calling your name, may have called it 50 times, but it doesn't matter because you're pretending to be something else. In freewheeling, almost scrawled illustrations, Bobby blots out those parental demands by pretending to be a lion, a dinosaur, a monster, and more. But eventually the lion gets hungry and disguises itself as Bobby to go home for a snack. Despite the fun illustrations and simple story arc, this book doesn't really lend itself to reading aloud; the first person perspective makes it sound a little odd coming from a parent. It may work better as an unusual bedtime book for an early reader. Feiffer fans, of course, will revel in his masterfully expressive line drawings. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr
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