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Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash

Name: Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash
Author: Sarah Weeks
ISBN: 9780060004798

by Sarah Weeks, Nadine Bernard Westcott (Illustrator), Nadine Bernard Westcott

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Overview

Each Monday at dawn, Mrs. Nelly McNosh brings out a barrel and does a big wash.

Mrs. McNosh's wash is certainly big-and definitely wacky. You'll be surprised to see what is hanging on her clothesline by the end of the day!

Sarah Weeks's hilarious tale, complemented by Nadine Bernard Westcott's lighthearted illustrations, is perfect for reading aloud.

Mrs. McNosh hangs up her wash with such gusto that her clothesline ends up holding the dog, a Christmas wreath, a kite, and other odd items.

Synopsis

You never know what you'll find on Mrs. McNosh's clothesline -- when she gets a wrong number, she even hangs up the phone! Brimming with humorous language play, this silly rhyming tale will tickle any toddler's funny bone.

Publishers Weekly

A clothesline stretches throughout these pages as progressively stranger objects are hung out to dry. "A rollicking rhyme will have three year olds guffawing, with equally hilarious illustrations," noted PW. Ages 3-up. (May) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

About the Author, Sarah Weeks

Sarah Weeks is an author, singer, and songwriter. Her many books for young readers include the My First I Can Read Book Splish, Splash!, illustrated by Ashley Wolff, and the I Can Read Books Baa-Choo!, Pip Squeak, and Drip, Drop, all illustrated by Jane Manning. She lives in New York City and the Catskill Mountains.

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Editorials

Publishers Weekly

Children's Literature - Judy Katsh

Here, in a rhythmic, rhymed, and predictable way, young readers hear the tale of Mrs. McNosh who, on washing day, gets carried away! Everything becomes laundry to Mrs. McNosh much to the consternation of many folks, including the dog and the letter carrier! But, oblivious, Mrs. McNosh washes on. At the end of wash day, Mrs. McNosh is exhausted and so are young readers who'll have giggled themselves silly. The story, though predictable and slight, does provide the humorous situation. But it is Ms. Westcott's cartoon illustrations, with her characteristic outrageous characters and comically radiant palette that ignite the laughs.

School Library Journal

PreS--This cheerful, clever poem about a woman obsessed with washing things of all kinds and hanging them out on her endless clothesline should elicit plenty of giggles from preschoolers. Mrs. McNosh begins with the conventional dresses, underwear, shirts, and so forth, but soon moves on to such items as the newspaper, the dog, the telephone, a Christmas wreath, grandpa's dentures, two bats, and finally herself, suspended in a lounge chair. A brisk meter, bouncy rhythm, and frequent repetition make the book perfect for reading aloud. Splashy double-page spreads of cartoons in bright colors show a vigorous, smiling washerwoman scrubbing everything in a barrel of bubbly water and clothespinning her strange laundry to the line. A storytime must.--Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA