Stop, Go, Yes, No!: A Story of Opposites

by Mike Twohy, Mike Twohy (Illustrator)

Overview

From the creator of the Geisel Honor winner Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! comes another irresistible tale that perfectly illustrates the humor of opposites.

A cat stops. The dog goes.

Dog says yes! Cat… no.

In the vein of Tom and Jerry, Road Runner, Bugs Bunny, and other classic cartoons, Stop, Go, Yes, No! features an adorably enthusiastic dog and a less-enthusiastic cat on a chase full of silly and exciting turns, with a heartwarming twist.

Don't miss this funny picture book about opposites from celebrated New Yorker cartoonist Mike Twohy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062469335
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/14/2018
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Mike Twohy has been a regular contributor to the New Yorker magazine for over three decades. He has written and illustrated Mouse and Hippo, Poindexter Makes a Friend, Outfoxed, the Geisel Honor winner Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run!, and Stop, Go, Yes, No! Mike lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and their cat and dog, who are friends.

Mike Twohy has been a regular contributor to the New Yorker magazine for over three decades. He has written and illustrated Mouse and Hippo, Poindexter Makes a Friend, Outfoxed, the Geisel Honor winner Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run!, and Stop, Go, Yes, No! Mike lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife and their cat and dog, who are friends.

Editorial Reviews

★ “Twohy’s amusing, animated drawings perfectly reflect the divergent personalities of his characters, rendering a well-developed tale in just 28 words. Kids will snort at the antics of the simultaneously exasperating and endearing Dog while feeling sympathetic to Cat.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“This silly picture book also functions as a seriously useful beginning reader.” — The Horn Book

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “Give this “alphabet caper” an F for Fun.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “An alphabetical romp...a good pick for toddler storytimes.” — School Library Journal

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “The crisp, uncluttered design and playful story line make letter identification plenty of fun.” — Booklist

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “Primary-grade classrooms and libraries will find plenty of curricular use for this, and kids will enjoy the lively story and opportunities for full-voice exclamation.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “Incredibly charming…A must-have for day-cares, primary classrooms, and alphabet-book collections everywhere.” — The Booklist Reader

From the Publisher

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “Primary-grade classrooms and libraries will find plenty of curricular use for this, and kids will enjoy the lively story and opportunities for full-voice exclamation.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “Incredibly charming…A must-have for day-cares, primary classrooms, and alphabet-book collections everywhere.

The Booklist Reader

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “The crisp, uncluttered design and playful story line make letter identification plenty of fun.

Booklist

This silly picture book also functions as a seriously useful beginning reader.

The Horn Book

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “Primary-grade classrooms and libraries will find plenty of curricular use for this, and kids will enjoy the lively story and opportunities for full-voice exclamation.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Praise for OOPS, POUNCE, QUICK, RUN: “The crisp, uncluttered design and playful story line make letter identification plenty of fun.

Booklist

★ 2018-04-16
A clever use of reverse vocabulary tells a story of the cohabitation and uneasy friendship of Dog and Cat.Cat is comfortably "Asleep" on top of a ball of yarn when suddenly Dog loudly leaps through an open window, startling Cat "Awake." As Dog jumps "Over" the chair Cat had been dozing on, Cat immediately retreats "Under" it. Contrasting single words, the sole text, are presented in, mostly, double-page illustrations that extend the story effortlessly through expressive black-outlined cartoon scenes. A happy, frolicking, lovable Dog wants to play but seems only to succeed in bothering housemate Cat, who becomes increasingly annoyed, clearly wishing to be left alone. As beleaguered Cat runs "Outside" and then back "Inside" to hide, an enthusiastic Dog pursues, first deeming Cat "Lost" and then "Found" after espying a large lump under the rug. (Readers old enough to recognize the lump as Cat will be in stitches at Dog's puzzlement.) In the end, while Cat wishes to be hidden and "Apart," Dog insists that they be "Together"; the final illustration finds smiling Dog with a leg wrapped around a reluctant Cat, whose eyes are rolled upward. Twohy's amusing, animated drawings perfectly reflect the divergent personalities of his characters and deliver a well-developed tale in just 28 words. Kids will snort at the antics of the simultaneously exasperating and endearing Dog while feeling sympathetic to Cat. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews