Bill Slavin

Mom's favorite teapot is broken, and she is not happy... Who broke the teapot?! Sister is making a mess cooking pastry rolls, it's true, but she didn't touch the teapot. Brother is hanging from the ceiling fan; definitively wrong, but he didn't broke the teapot. The dog is liking the bowl; kind of gross, but he didn't even see the teapot. Kitty ruined the wool yarn tangling it; bad behavior of course, but she was too tangled to reach the teapot. Dad is still reading the news in slippers and show more underwear; not very helpful for sure, but he didn't come even close to the teapot. So... Who broke the teapot?! You will be surprised!

Who broke the teapot?! is a great example of a picture book whose illustrations tell the story as much as the text, not only accompanying it. The text is very funny, rhymed, and not extensive. The illustrations are incredibly rich both in the characters expressions, and in details such as the newspapers headlines. They vividly transmit the tension of the moment. The book made a wonderful read-aloud story and my kids asked to read it again a few times. It is a 5 stars to me.

I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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We really loved this book! My 6 year wants to me read it to her every night. The story rhymes and has a surprise ending that's a lot of fun. There is a humor for the adult reader and for the child. The illustrations are very colorful and clever with new discoveries to be made every time we read it again. It's a short book, a quick read...perfect for a bedtime story! Highly recommended!

A realistic mother melts down with a screaming fit when her family gets too loud and a favorite teapot of hers is broken. You may call it an overreaction — and it is — but it also shows how these types of overreactions can cause chaos and disorder. The chaotic but funny illustrations show the power and absurdity of the fight that is happening.

Received this today and can hardly wait for school to start so I can read it to my grade school kids! As an elementary library tech, I enjoy reading books that have a little mystery. It's fun to stop and have them guess what happened. This will keep them guessing about "who broke the teapot!!!???"

The pictures are great with hilarious reality as to the family life being often sort of crazy. And I love that the mom finally accepts, with a big sigh, that no one can figure out who broke the show more teapot.

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