OH DEAR, LOOK WHAT I GOT! by Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury, Candlewick, Sept. 2, 2025, Hardcover, $17.99 (ages 3-8)
The team behind We’re Going on a Bear Hunt reunite for a comedy of misunderstandings in Oh Dear, Look What I Got! by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.
I went to the shop to get me a carrot.
Oh dear! They gave me . . .
. . . a parrot.
Oh dear! Look what I got.
Do I want that? No, I do NOT!
As a hapless boy goes from shop to shop, requesting a series of perfectly reasonable items—a hat, a coat, a cake, a chair—he finds himself thwarted at every turn, amassing instead a growing menagerie of animals who happily follow him on his errands. It’s not until he finally asks for a cup that he’s proffered a wriggly creature that solves his dilemma . . . or does it? —Synopsis provided by Candlewick
Oh Dear, Look What I Got! is full of the delightful charm that readers have come to expect from the team of Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Rosen’s rhythmic cadence begs to be read aloud as he takes you on an adventure. Overbury’s watercolor and pencil illustrations are full of motion and emotion. And her use of color and whitespace is fantastic. This is a book that will be read on repeat.
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