37. Little Freddie Two Pants. Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins. 2025. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, picture book, humor]
First sentence: Oh, Freddie! Why are you wearing two pants? Two pants is too many pants. Freddie! Where are you going? Come back here. Freddie! Now you're wearing THREE pants. Three pants is too many pants, too! You should not wear so many pants.
Premise/plot: Love humorous books starring dogs? Little Freddie Two Pants might be a great choice. Freddie, our extremely silly hero, is giving the narrator quite a time!
My thoughts: Little Freddie Two Pants will have definite appeal--to a certain crowd. It is over-the-top silly and features a dog wearing pants (and underwear). There's also a monkey sidekick. The running gag is wearing pants (and underwear) on one's head. Again, I think for the right crowd this one will allow for plenty of giggling. I enjoyed it because it is silly and doesn't take itself too seriously. That's not always the case with picture books. Sometimes it's good not to have a message pounded in your head.
© 2025 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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