cover image Mother Mother I Feel Sick Send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick

Mother Mother I Feel Sick Send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick

Remy Charlip, Burton Supree. Tricycle Press, $16.95 (46pp) ISBN 978-1-58246-043-7

Originally published in 1966, Mother Mother I Feel Sick Send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick by Remy Charlip and Burton Supree, has been re-illustrated by Charlip, with silhouette paper cut-outs against a background of Victorian wallpaper. This visual treatment gives the story about a beach ball-shaped boy with a stomach ache a nostalgic look sophisticated enough to lure modern readers. As the doctor removes each item from the boy's stomach (a parasol, a bicycle, etc.), they appear in full color on the opposite spread, and the boy gradually returns to his natural size and shape. ( Apr.)