It's Only Stanley

Name: It's Only Stanley
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Jon Agee
ISBN: 9781633797956

Author: Jon Agee

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Published: 03/17/2015

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor

Synopsis

Mysterious noises keep waking up the Wimbledon family. 'That's very odd,' says Mr. Wimbledon each time, but when he returns from checking on the sounds, he's always reassuring: 'It's only Stanley; he's fixing the oil tank.' 'It's only Stanley; he's clearing the bathtub drain.' But what Stanley the dog is actually doing while his oblivious family goes back to bed is deliciously absurd: he's preparing for an interplanetary trip! And guess who

About Jon Agee

Jon Agee is the author/illustrator of The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau (an ALA Notable), The Return of Freddy Legrand (an SLJ Best Book of 1992), and Dmitri the Astronaut, each chosen by The New York Times as one of the ten best picture books of the year. He has also created five books of wordplay, among them Go Hang a Salami! I'm a Lasagna Hog! He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Agnė on July 20, 2017

It's Only Stanley is a delightfully absurd story written in playful rhyme. Also, great pageturners! Jon Agee's cartoonish illustrations are full of clues and funny details (poor cat!) that encourage multiple readings:......more

Goodreads review by B. on August 29, 2016

A must for anyone who knows dogs lead secret lives while humans sleep.......more

Goodreads review by Mathew on April 21, 2021

Rather embarrassingly, I have only just started to become familiar with Jon Agee's work. Reprinted now by Scallywag Press, Stanley (dog) lives alongside the Wimbledon family and is keeping the family up with his odd antics. The story cumulatively builds up as each family member is disturbed from the......more

Goodreads review by Jason on March 23, 2015

See, this is the thing. I always say I can't stand rhyming books, but then something like this comes along and it's delightful. It's because I don't like BAD rhyming children's books, which most of them are.......more

Goodreads review by Philip on November 02, 2019

4.5ish stars. Great rhymes, fun story, lots of opportunity for informal instruction, wonderfully simple illustrations. Kids love it. Illustrations: 4.5 Story: 4.5......more