Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black, Kevin Hawkes
My rating: 5/5 cats
do you know that there are at least 17 different words to describe an animal’s posterior without getting vulgar? i now know this because tommy tomato was kind enough to make this contribution to my “animal butts” shelf.
and boy, are there ever butts!!
and i hate to quibble, but i have some questions…
i’m not sure where this story is taking place—apart from the alliterative or rhyming butt-references: “turkey tushy,” “moose caboose,” the backstory is seriously lacking. where are these animals?? where does a moose even meet a flamingo and a rhinoceros in order to band together for an endeavor such as this?? is there an animal craigslist where mammals and birds get together and say “you, me, the honeybees—10 am??” reptiles etc. must have their own sites, or were all busy on this day. or maybe alligators are not allowed on public transportation, i don’t know.
also, maybe our resident engineer can clue me in on how this situation would even come to be, in a practical sense. because i really don’t think a toucan could support the weight of a kangaroo, and there has got to be a better way of stacking these things! birds on top, rhinos underneath!! load-bearers, bear some loads! i mean, it is just common sense, michael ian black. that guinea pig never stood a chance…
i love the illustrations, i am simply concerned about this book’s realism.
because all books must be judged according to their realism.
butt.
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