What can you do with a boy who tries to do things right but only leaves disaster in HIS wake Laugh - that's what Readers everywhere will love to laugh at the hilarious Antics of the ever-blundering Juan Bobo. Puerto Rico's most celeated fold character. In this rollicking Juan Bobo tale. our hero sets out to find work at the farm and the grocery. Although the tasks are simple and the directions couldn't be clearer. he always find a way to bungle things up as only a character whose name means Simple John could

 

This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Illustrator category by the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration.

There are 36 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Joe Cepeda is the illustrator of many vibrant and popular picture books, including The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison and Cub's Big World by Sarah L. Thomson. He lives in Southern California. www. joecepeda. com MARISA MONTES is the author of Something Wicked's in Those Woods. She lives in Walnut Creek, California.