Smashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman, Dan Yaccarino, David Clemesha
ISBN: 006291037X
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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Smashy Town…you mean…like…? Yes! It IS the long awaited follow-up to 1999’s Trashy Town. Those who loved Trashy Town will be delighted to see that Mr. Gilly is pretty much the same except that now he controls a crane and wrecking ball and has traded in his rats for pigeons. These books are great, with their refrains that end in yelling “No!” and their unique illustrations by Dan Yaccarino. Really, there’s not much to delve into here; Mr. Gilley wrecks a building and we all get to sing and yell about it and it’s really fun to read out loud. If you’re a fan of the original book, you’ll love this one too.

Reviewed by Sarah Maciejewski, Patten Free Library, Bath