Book Descriptions
for That Is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
When a sly, dapper fox first spots a blue-bonneted goose, he immediately thinks, "Dinner!" He offers to take her on a stroll. He invites her into the deep dark woods, and then into his kitchen. Again and again, she agrees. And each time, with increasing alarm, the fluffy yellow chicks who've been following the action interject, "That is NOT a good idea!" Mo Willems follows the journey of the fox and the goose on page spreads split between a single illustration on one side and a white-on-black, silent film-inspired dialogue box on the other. The young goose chicks, on the other hand, shout with ever-greater urgency across the expanse of double-page spreads, before finally tucking in to a nice supper at the end. "More soup, children?" asks the goose. "Well, we DID try to warn him." It turns out the storyteller is slyer than the fox. (Ages 5-9)
CCBC Choices 2014. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2014. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
A crafty fox, a butter-wouldn't-melt-in-her-mouth goose and a band of prophesying little chicks ... sounds like all the right ingredients for another hilarious Mo Willems picture book! This is the story of a hungry fox who meets a plump goose and, ooh!, what an innocent looking goose she is. Just look at those big, doey eyes – so trusting! The fox can't believe his luck so he asks the goose to go for a stroll. The goose, with her angelic face, cannot refuse. Suddenly, a little chick pops up warning the protagonist: "That is NOT a good idea!" All too late! This fox is on a roll and next, he invites the goose back to his house tucked away in the deep, dark woods, and ... the goose says YES! "THAT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA!" – now, LOTS of little chicks are shouting warnings! But ... just who are they trying to help? The fox or the goose?
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