BIRDBRAIN AMOS
Michael Delaney, M. C. DeLaney, . . Philomel, $14.99 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-399-23614-3
An insect-ridden hippopotamus thinks his prayers are answered when a tick bird responds to his ad for a bug remover in this humorous romp for readers just graduating to full-length fiction. "I don't do teeth," winged Kumba warns Amos, the hippo, but that's the smallest problem with this alliance. Kumba builds a nest on the fellow's head and lays eggs there, making him the laughing stock of the jungle. Amos doesn't have the heart to evict the interlopers, though, and a hilarious situation comedy ensues. The plot clips right along, and what makes this story so laugh-out-loud funny is Delaney's (
Reviewed on: 02/25/2002
Genre: Children's
Paperback - 153 pages - 978-0-14-240031-9