Bad Boys Get Cookie!
Kindergarten-Grade 3–Palatini and Cole follow up their hilariousBad Boys(HarperCollins, 2003) with another pun-filled adventure replete with tomfoolery, fairy-tale references, and attempted cookie thievery. Willy and Wally are still Bad. Bad. Really, really bad. When a baker's little treat hops off the cookie sheet and is on the lam, the wily wolves pose as detectives and attempt to capture the delicious runaway. After going out on a limb fails to land the prize, the duo switch gears and try plan B, disguising themselves as Hansel and Gretel. Failing again, they experience another moment of brain ditto and plan to trap the runaway with honey. But the spicy cookie continually taunts Willy and Wally with the refrain sure to be repeated by children: Na-na-ni-na-na! Lookee! Lookee!/You can't get me. I'm one smart cookie! Eventually the sassy cookie gets his comeuppance in the form of a hungry croc, and, although their attempts at capturing and snacking are repeatedly foiled, the scheming wolves find a new target. Those who enjoyed this dastardly duo in the previous title are sure to get a kick out of this entry, which will make for a rollicking read-aloud.–Piper L. Nyman, formerly at Fairfield Civic Center Library, CACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.