I Made These Ants Some Underpants!
I Made These Ants Some Underpants!
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Chronicle Books
Annotation: The creative team behind Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt? returns with a raucous tale of radical generosity--and custom undies!
Genre: [Humorous fiction]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #352803
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Copyright Date: 2023
Edition Date: 2023 Release Date: 05/16/23
Illustrator: Steele, K-Fai,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-7972-0216-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-7972-0216-7
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2022029295
Dimensions: 28 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist (Mon May 08 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

When a child's mom surprises them with a gift of underwear, they want to share with their friends. Soon, they set to work crafting pairs of underwear for not only their sister but for ants, pirates, pythons, bobblehead dolls, tortoises, racecars, wizards, boomerangs, astronauts, skeletons, cowboys, and zombies, before finally abandoning the project and bouncing bare-cheeked on their bed. The rhyme scheme has a lovely, lilting, Seussian speakability that will lend itself well to read-alouds in libraries and classrooms. Every page has its chuckle-worthy underwear-themed pun or punchline ready, and there are terrific Easter eggs from this creative duo's previous collaboration, Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt? (2022), hidden in the illustrations, from guest appearances by the older sister and father to a cameo from the three-butt-cheeked alien. The humor in both the rhyming couplets and the watercolorand-ink drawings is layered and delicious. This is both a delightful stand-alone and a strong companion piece to its predecessor.

Kirkus Reviews

Who doesn't want a new pair of underpants?After receiving a gift of six pairs of day-of-the-week underwear (five for Monday through Friday and just one for the weekend), a child is inspired to pull out their arts and crafts supplies and make some very impressive and rather surprising undies to share with all of their real and imaginary friends. Their sister, some ants, a pirate, an octopus, a python, a tortoise, a bobblehead, a piggy bank, a clownfish, a race car, a wizard, a boomerang, and a dragon are just some of the lucky yet somewhat less than appreciative recipients of these whimsical creations. "I thought my friends would like their gifts-they didn't seem to care!" our young hero briefly laments before realizing that "If underpants are optional, then I don't need a pair." Is that why the original gift was only six pairs instead of seven? No one will be able to look at the final illustration-of the bare-bottomed young narrator-without at least cracking…a smile. Depicting bulging-eyed people and animals, many hilariously perturbed at their new skivvies, the watercolor, ink, and pencil illustrations will delight readers, as will the rhyming text. This one is ideal for reluctant listeners and readers, lovers of bathroom humor, and those in need of a seriously strong chuckle. The child and their family members are brown-skinned. (This book was reviewed digitally.)Sure to have kids beside themselves with glee. (Picture book. 4-8)

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Having proved their facility with tush humor in Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt?, creators Wilder and Steele now tap into another rich comic vein: underpants. The protagonist of this outing, a googly-eyed child portrayed with light brown skin, receives a days-of-the-week underwear set and immediately seeks to outfit others. When Mom gently demurs, rhyming lines trace the kid, who “gathered up my art supplies/ and did some calculation,” diving into a fancifully thorough campaign to bestow underpants near and far—and even when the recipient’s derriere may be difficult to discern. Among the newly underpanted are a line of ants given tiny pairs, an octopus with “six legs too many,” a python offered a long knitted tube, and a boomerang and a tortoise whose pairs are emblazed with “Speedy Skivvies.” Confident throughout, the child is equally sanguine when family and friends, portrayed with various skin tones, don’t embrace the cause. “If underpants are optional, then I don’t need a pair,” the child declares, jeté-ing away with a bare backside in full view—and giving readers one last act of chutzpah to cheer. Ages 3–5. Author’s agent: Jenna Pocius, Red Fox Literary. Illustrator’s agent: Erica Rand Silverman, Stimola Literary. (May)

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Reading Level: 0.5
Interest Level: P-2
Lexile: AD480L
Guided Reading Level: L
Fountas & Pinnell: L

The creative team behind Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt? returns with a raucous tale of radical generosity—and custom undies!

What's a kid to do when given a day-of-the-week underwear set—wear Monday's undies on Monday, Tuesday's undies on Tuesday like a rule-following robot?
 
No sirree bob! He'll cut and craft, snip and sew until every single one of his friends—from an octopus to a piggy bank to, yes, a line of ants—has their own pair of underwear, whether they want them or not. . . .
 
One boy's valiant attempts to create a pair of underpants for each of his buddies, no matter how imaginary, is a laugh-out-loud testament to the devotion of friendship, the creative muse, and the power of underwear to unite even the least likely of allies—especially on the days you don't want to wear them.

UNIVERSAL, TIMELESS HUMOR: Underpants and underpants-related humor are evergreen themes, and the witty, satisfying rhymes plus the unabashed appeal to the hilarity of underwear make this book irresistible to kids and adults alike.
 
GREAT READ ALOUD: The rhyme and rhythm of the text make for a great read-aloud book, and with funny illustrations featuring extra jokes, kids will want to revisit this book forever and ever. It's the type of book that never gets old, for parent or child.
 
CLEVER WORDPLAY AND WARM MESSAGE: This story isn't simply a repetition of the same joke or word. Instead, it's a clever way of using one funny subject in several ways. Its focus on friendship, generosity, and imagination makes it as endearing as it is hilarious.

JOKES FOR EVERYONE: This text speaks to a juvenile sense of humor without giving any opportunity for kids to add crass potty jokes of their own.

EXPERT AUTHOR, POPULAR ILLUSTRATOR: The author is the creator of FitLit Kids, Reading Giraffe, and Playball, literacy initiatives that seek to make new readers. The illustrator is the artist of many popular books for kids, including Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt?

Perfect for:

  • Fans of funny books for kids and rhyming picture books
  • Parents, grandparents, and caregivers
  • Educators and librarians seeking children's books to engage reluctant readers
  • Fans of Longest LetsgoboyDoes a Bulldozer Have a Butt?, Pete the Cat books, and the wonderfully silly stories of Mo Willems and Laura Numeroff
  • Giving as a birthday, holiday, back-to-school or end-of-year classroom gift


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