A bored sheep. A pile of poo. Then along comes Quirky Turkey, a gullible gobbler if there ever was one. A brief exchange leads Quirky Turkey to ask, “What’s that?” Little Baa Baa explains that the pile of pellets is “smarty tablets,” which make one “More intelligent … Brainier.” Not only that, but they’re free for turkeys. And so even though they look like poo, and smell like poo, Quirky Turkey gobbles them up. “Oh no … it IS poo!” cries Quirky Turkey. “See, you’re getting smarter already!” A hilarious picture book is told almost entirely through the two characters’ speech bubble dialogue, which features a masterful demonstration of evasion and subterfuge on the part of Little Baa Baa, and a variety of evocative facial expressions on the googly-eyed bird and wide-eyed, wise-guy sheep. Scatalogical humor isn’t for everyone, but for those who find it funny this offering is priceless. (Ages 5–10)

Kids who love wicked humor will gobble up this tale of a trickster sheep and a comically gullible turkey. Ewww!

Little Baa Baa is bored. So when Quirky Turkey comes along, the opportunity to make mischief is too good to resist. “What’s that?” asks Turkey, pointing at a suspicious something on the ground. “What’s what?” “That there.” “This here?” “Yes, that there.” “Oh, it’s just a pile of . . . smarty tablets.” “Ohhh. . .” After a well-sustained buildup evoking hilarity and disbelief, this kid-pleasing trickster tale will have readers both groaning and laughing out loud at the payoff.