Heave Ho!

by Heinz Janisch

Other authorsCarola Holland (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2006

Description

A story told in twelve sentences about a cat, a dog, and three mice.

Publication

North-South Books (2006), 32 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member adge73
I love the conceit of making a big deal out of telling a story in twelve sentences. It could be irritating, but I think it works. The way he keeps counting his sentences within the text is funny, and it draws readers' attention to all sorts of things: counting to twelve, what a sentence is, economy
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of language.... The illustrations are fun, too, and what's not to love in a story about cooperation that ends with "a pleasant dinner"?
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

32 p.; 8.56 inches

ISBN

0735820910 / 9780735820913

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