“A deadpan narrative about an impossible, hilarious class trip to a farm. The busy illustrations capture the frenzy of the tale.”
– The New York Times

“A top-notch choice that children will not want to put down.”
– Booklist

“Fine, funny and full of pep.”
– School Library Journal

“Noble’s hilarious story is casually told, and the illustrations, which depict disgruntled chickens, expressive pigs, and smiling cats, show Kellogg’s flair for humorous detail.” – The Horn Book

• ALA Notable Children’s Books, 1980
• Booklist Editors’ Choice, 1980
• Reading Rainbow Featured Selection
• American Book Award
• IRA-CBC Children’s Choice
• Learning: The Year’s Ten Best, 1980
• Arizona Young Reader’s Award
• Junior Library Guild Selection
• Scholastic Book Club Selection

• Featured in reading text of Houghton-Mifflin and Mead Reading Books
• Translated into seven foreign languages

“Outrageously funny.”
– Publisher’s Weekly

“Another uproarious adventure.”
– School Library Journal

“A book to pore over again and again.”
– Boston Herald

• Booklist Editors’ Choice
• IRA-CBC Children’s Choice

“What a romp!”
– Booklist

“Frenzied, frantic, and wacky.”
– School Library Journal

• Booklist Editors’ Choice
• American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
• Featured in Crayola Kids Magazine

It starts out as a regular old basketball practice, but when Jimmy’s pet boa is part of the fun, is anything ever truly ordinary? Of course not!

“A slam-dunk of a tale that will leave most children asking for an overtime encore.” – Booklist

“Kellogg is at his finest here … a highly entertaining treat to share with young (and old) children.” – School Library Journal

• Junior Library Guild Selection