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Those Green Things
Those Green Things
$15.95
Hardcover
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BOOK DETAILS

  • Hardcover
  • Jan.02.1985
  • 9781550373776
  • Annick Press
$4.95
Paperback
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BOOK DETAILS

  • Paperback
  • Jan.02.1985
  • 9781550373769
  • Annick Press

Kathy gives an overview of the book:

What might those green things around the house really be? Monsters, worms and Martians are much more fun than spinach and socks, after all!
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What might those green things around the house really be? Monsters, worms and Martians are much more fun than spinach and socks, after all!

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What are those green things?

What green things?

Those green things in my scrambled egg.

Those green things in your scrambled egg are spinach.

It's an omelette.

Oh, I thought they were...

...bugs and worms that weren't ripe yet.

kathy-stinson's picture

One day a friend of my daughter’s said to me, "What are those green things in your sandwich?" They were such ordinary green things and yet she made them sound so yucky. Before eating my sandwich, I scribbled down her question, because I knew I wanted to put it in a story some day.

About Kathy

Kathy long ago sorted mail, waited tables, and taught school for five years, before finally figuring out that what she really wanted to do was write. She now has over 30 titles to her credit which include young adult fiction, novels for middle readers, picture books, non-...

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Published Reviews

Jul.14.2008

In this charming book a child suffers the common miserable woe of being misunderstood. The little girl loves red. Juice tastes better in the red cup. The red stockings help her to jump higher, but alas...

Jul.14.2008

Kathy Stinson's latest book does more than "celebrate the joy of being bare naked." It explores all the fascinating aspects of the human body, young and old, male or female. The text and illustrations go...