Barbara Olenyik Morrow

Mr. Mosquito Put on His Tuxedo - Mr. Mosquito Put on His Tuxedo Barbara Olenyik Morrow

Get ready for fun!




When a dapper Mr. Mosquito puts on his tuxedo, he gets more than he bargained for.

Everyone is loving the Queen Bee's Ball!

But danger lurks.

Can Mr. Mosquito save the bugs, and the ball, . . . and be the hero after all?




Recipient of the 2010 Juvenile Literary Award presented by the Friends of American Writers, which recognizes emerging Midwestern authors of juvenile and adult literature.




"Shivery fun."- The Horn Book

"The rhymes are clever and the big ending... is an amusing surprise."- Booklist

"The abundant and rhyming text is only half of this story; the illustrations tell the rest."- School Library Journal




"It's the mark of a good author when one of earth's most unpopular insects can be made into a hero and actually have the reader cheering for it by the end of the book. This is what happens in Mr. Mosquito Put on His Tuxedo... The rhyming text by Morrow is clever and upbeat. The colored ink with acrylic wash illustrations by Goembel are whimsical and wonderfully detailed... Get this book and read it! A terrific read aloud for young children!

- Willow Lane Reviews




"Everyone is a-buzz because the ball is about to begin! Mr. Mosquito, debonair in his top hat and tails, makes a grand entrance. Cockroaches, bedbugs, gnats and fleas - all are resplendent in Roaring Twenties attire. But wait. Eeeeeegad! What is that? An enormous bear is headed straight toward the party. Amidst the shrieking ladybugs and freaking fireflies, Mr. Mosquito gallantly steps forward, gathering his relatives and leading the charge:

'Prepare! Point antennae! Deploy! We swarm out tonight/ to drive BIG FEET from sight.

Are you ready? Get set. Go annoy!!!!'

Morrow's staccato rhymes propel the story with a jaunty beat and inspire an exalted tone for a read-aloud - quite fitting for such an elegant occasion..... Goembel's insects are impeccably precise, even while dripping in beds and feathers . . ."

- Kirkus Reviews




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