One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree

One day in the eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree a clever little boy is swallowed by a sneaky snake, but manages to outwit his serpentine enemy by convincing him to eat too much, thereby leading to an explosive liberation for all.

An entertaining cumulative tale told in rhyme, One Day in the Eucalyptus,

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Eucalyptus Tree apparently came to first-time author Daniel Bernstrom while he was working as a janitor at a preschool. Whatever the inspiration, it is certainly a marvelous debut, full of (as many other reviewers have noted) wonderfully syncopated sounds, plenty of onomatopoeia, and a repetitive structure that all lend themselves to a pleasurable read-aloud experience. The colorful and quirky artwork by Brendan Wenzel captures the zany humor of the tale, with his trademark google-eyed characters cavorting along the page. Recommended to anyone looking for entertaining story-time tales, as well as to fans (as I am) of Wenzel's artwork.

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