Author: Maurice Sendak
Genre: Party / Humor / Animal / Manners
Year Published: 2011
Year Read: 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 5+ (Some Scary Imagery and Mischievous Behavior)
After years and years of reading Maurice Sendak’s works (Where
the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen are some of my favorite works
by him), I wanted to read Maurice
Sendak’s most recent works and I just picked up this little gem of a book
by Maurice Sendak, called “Bumble-Ardy!” “Bumble-Ardy”
is a truly unique and fun book that children everywhere will definitely enjoy!
A young pig named Bumble-Ardy never celebrated his birthday
when he was younger (which happens to be on June 10th) until his
parents were eaten when he turned eight and his aunt Adeline decided to take
him in. However, when Bumble-Ardy turned
nine, his aunt decided to give him a birthday party and Bumble invited all of
his friends, even though his aunt did not want him to serve them her
brine. When Aunt Adeline left the house,
Bumble and his friends start partying!
Will Aunt Adeline find out about Bumble’s party?
Oh my gosh! I never would have thought that I would enjoy
any of Maurice Sendak’s most recent
works, since I have been a huge fan of his older works which includes “Where the Wild Things Are” for many
years! But, this book really did
surprise me with its whimsical verses and its creative illustrations! I loved the way that Maurice Sendak wrote this book in a rhyming lyrical prose as it is
hilarious to read through. Some of my
favorite quotes in this book included:
“At nine past the piggy swine,
Broke down the door and guzzled brine.”
Maurice Sendak’s
writing is simplistic yet creative at the same time, making this book extremely
easy for young children to read through.
Maurice Sendak’s
illustrations are truly creative and colorful to look at as the images of the
characters dressing up in various costumes for the masquerade party are a treat
to see! I loved the six page spread of
all of Bumble-Ardy’s guests dancing around in their costumes (which strongly
reminded me of the scene in “Where the
Wild Things Are” where Max and the Wild Things have their wild rumpus). The
costumes that the pigs were wearing included some of the pigs wearing large
human masks and skull masks on their faces.
My favorite costume wore by one of the pigs was when one of the pigs was
wearing a scary looking black skull mask with a Napoleon like hat on its head.
Overall, “Bumble-Ardy”
is a truly brilliant and creative book for children who love reading books
about parties and are huge fans of Maurice
Sendak’s works. As an adult, I had
no problem with this book, but I guess the only problem that parents might have
with this book is that the main character disobeys his aunt and that might
encourage young children to disobey their parents. Also, there are some scary
images with Bumble-Ardy’s guests dressing up in various costumes, including the
skull mask costume that one of the guests wears. However, this book is told in such a lyrical
and fun way that young children and parents should not have any problems with
this book!
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