"Brown's (Dutch Sneakers and Flea Keepers) fun-filled poems feature an unpredictable range of topics and imagery. The poet-illustrator toys with pronunciation in his 'Tongue Tester' ('Stealthy thieves/ in knit wool caps/ collect antiques/ in thick cloth sacks') and, again, in 'The Egret,' the mock-doleful tale of a man who 'told a secret/ to an egret,' and 'got a talking-to/ from the cockatoo,/ and the cuckoo too.' He offsets each poem with one of his flat, idiosyncratic paintings; with their oddball beasts and improbable color combinations, his pictures are somewhere between surreal and folk art. For the title poem ('I'm not a fan/ of toast and jam... / or even Cream of Wheat./ A bowl of cream of broccoli, / now there's a morning treat'), Brown depicts a fellow with lavender skin smiling crookedly at pea-green broth, while someone else brandishes an ordinary takeout coffee cup. In 'Painting on Toast,' an artist places some bread on an easel and composes a scene using dollops of jam and cream cheese. A smorgasbord of punditry and weirdness, this collection will remind kids that poetry and pictures can exist just for kicks. Ages 4 — 8." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

"As in Flamingos on the Roof (2006) and Browns other titles, the words playful sounds are a big part of the fun for young readers, and the lines are filled with the weird puns and unexpected rhymes . . . A good choice for energizing poetry units."Booklist

"[Brown] once again demonstrates his inventiveness, both through his poetry and his pictures."

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