Bumble-Ardy

Sendak in his element with snarky pigs misbehaving at a birthday party.

Bumble-Ardy is a story about a young pig who gets in trouble hosting his own birthday party. Bumble-Ardy never had a party in his nine years of life. The poor piggy just wanted a birthday party! It's a very cute and funny story. You can teach about honesty and obedience after reading it, but I'm

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sure that most kids will side with Bumble-Ardy on this one because birthday parties are just so much fun!

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This is a story about a little pig who is planning to have a birthday party for himself. This will be his first birthday, but he does in fact get into trouble for it. This is a great book about honesty and asking for permission. This book has alliteration along with rhyming to help kids read.

I didn't like this at all. The illustrations were not up to Sendak's usual standard, the story was both meandering and pandering. The characters were unlikeable, the plot absent. There wasn't anything I liked about this one, not a bit of it.

Great illustrations but bizarre and kind of creepy.

I don't even know where to start with this one, just that I didn't care for it at all.

This was mediocre and very disappointing. The illustrations and story line were disjointed and scattered.

It lacked the beauty and luminescent qualities of all other books.

Poor Bumble-Ardy never had a birthday party. When he was eight, his immediate family gorged and gained weight...And got

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ate.

Living with a loving Aunt, still he has not rec'd. a party. So, Bumble-Ardy throws his own party and invites some neighborhood swine.

Arriving in disguise, they promptly destroy the place. Auntie is mad and then forgives.

End of convoluted story! I really didn't like this one!!

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This book was bizarre to me. Students might enjoy the detailed illustrations.

This is one of Maurice Sendak's final books. It starts off rather sad with Bumble-Ardy losing his parents. However, he is taken in by his aunt who truly loves him and he loved her back. Bumble-Ardy has never had a birthday party and decides to throw one for himself without the knowledge of his

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aunt. But, in the end all is forgiven and the love between aunt and nephew remains strong. The illustrations are wacky and a bit creepy, but the overall message is heartwarming.

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I enjoyed this book due to the rich illustrations provided by Maurice Sendak. The book has a very minimal amount of words, however, the illustrations are very rich and easily depict the emotion of the characters. Many characters in the illustrations have speak bubbles which also help readers to

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understand where the story is going. There are many party guests that attend the party and each are illustrated very differently with their own unique personality and edge. I recommend this book for visual learners, as I believe they would particularly appreciate the different expressions, dress, and attitude of each unique character illustration. I believe the main message of the story is to not let people take advantage of you, as Bumble-Ardy learned after his party guests took advantage of him once his Aunt left and things got out of control. I was very impressed by the many differences between the countless pig illustrations. Throughout the book, no two pigs look alike in any aspect except their species.

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In typical Sendak fashion, this is a strange story about a misbehaving child. Children will like the the fun rhymes, the interesting artwork, and will perhaps identify with the character that goes too far when planning something he's excited about. They will also definitely identify with the fear

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that Bumble-Ardy feels when faced with the anger of his guardian.

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Bizarre, wild, and a little dark.... almost an allegory of teenagers stealing little tastes of freedom.