Oh, No! - by Candace Fleming (Paperback)

About the Book

Young children will delight in repeating the refrain "Oh, no!" as one animal after another falls into a deep, deep hole in this lively read-aloud storybook.

Book Synopsis

"This picture book reads like an instant classic.... Oh, yes!" raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.

Young children will delight in repeating the refrain "OH, NO!" as one animal after another falls into a deep, deep hole in this lively read-aloud. This simple and irresistible picture book by hugely popular picture book creators--Candace Fleming and Caldecott medalist Eric Rohmann--feels like a classic-in-the-making. Fans of Rohmann's Caldecott Medal­-winning My Friend Rabbit, will be thrilled to see a new book created in the same expressive and comical style.

Review Quotes

School Library Journal Best of Children's Books 2012

Kirkus Reviews Best of Children's Books 2012

Starred Review, School Library Journal, August 1, 2012:
"Fleming's bouncing rhymes and repeated lines...entice readers into an enjoyable delivery complete with snarled sound effects and onomatopoeic exclamations."

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, July 9, 2012:
"It's a book with the feel of an older classic--and it may well become one."

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2012:
"With text that begs to be read aloud and sumptuous illustrations made by a master printmaker, this picture book reads like an instant classic . . . Oh, yes! This is a terrific new picture book."

About the Author

CANDACE FLEMING's most recent picture books include Clever Jack Takes the Cake and Imogene's Last Stand, and she is also the author of the nonfiction titles The Great and Only Barnum; The Lincolns, and Amelia Lost.

ERIC ROHMANN is a painter, printmaker, and fine bookmaker. His books for children include Time Flies, recipient of a Caldecott Honor Award.