The Day Jimmys Boa Ate the Wash

The Day Jimmys Boa Ate the Wash

When Jimmy’s unusual pet accompanies him on his class trip, an ordinary jaunt to a farm turns into a hilarious, slapstick romp. “A top-notch choice that children will not be able to put down.”–Booklist, starred review. Full-color.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars A JOY TO READ.
This is one of my favorites. The Day Jimmy’s boa ate the Wash is the story of a day trip by a local group of school children to a local farm. Now let me say right now; many may think that this is a group of complete brats as the kids, through a series of incidents, pretty well trash the entire farm. This is not so. To be quite frank, the actions of these children are pretty typical of just about any fourth or fifth grade class when out on a field trip.

The story begins with a young girl, being asked by her mother how their trip went that day. The little girl responds that it was okay, but pretty boring, until the cow started crying. The story then picks up speed and becomes absolutely hilarious. We find the cow was crying because they hay fell on her, which was pushed when the farmer’s tractor went out of control because it……well, as you can see this is a progressive story with one incident setting off a chain reaction which leads to complete disaster and chaos.

The story is only half of it though. The art work in this little book is completely delightful and full of detail, right down to the various expression the children’s teacher displays as each incident unfolds. Some of the pictures, such as when the pigs get on the school bus and help themselves to the children’s lunch or when Jimmy’s pet boa visits the hen house, will most certainly bring a chuckle to just about anyone reading this one.

The whole story of course is capped off by Jimmy’s Boa eating the farmer’s wife’s laundry right off the line.

This is a fun book to read with children and a fun book for them to just set and read themselves. The story is simple, but the way the author has it set up, coupled with the amazing illustrations, makes this one a real page turner.

Get this one and read it with your kid with joy!

Don Blankenship

The Ozarks

4 Stars This is a classic “backwards” story
This is the classic story where a girl comes home from a school trip and tells her mother what happened - but backwards and forwards in that roundabout way kids have, skipping half the details. Her mother has to try to fill in the gaps that way.

The illustrations are a riot. This one is definitely a keeper.

5 Stars The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate The Wash
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash

This book is a must read for anyone who wants to laugh at the round about way kids tell stories, taking you on a winding and tiring road that makes you put the story pieces together in a straight line. I originally bought this book when our son was very young, and recently re-purchased it (he is now 16) to get a chuckle out of his long winded, end-to-beginning way of telling stories!

5 Stars Pretty much the best book ever written
This is a true children’s classic, and I don’t care that it was not written back in the far day with cutesy pictures. This tells a great story in a “backwards” format where what should have been a simple explanation becomes worse and worse as more details are brought in. The illustrations are amazing and hilarious and do more than their part in telling this charming story. This is a great way to show logic and sequence and more kids need to know this story!

5 Stars Delightful!
I’m 21 and I still love this book. Maybe it’s not exactly a comedy routine, but it’s so much fun; you have to smile reading it.

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The Day Jimmys Boa Ate the Wash

The Day Jimmys Boa Ate the Wash

When Jimmy’s unusual pet accompanies him on his class trip, an ordinary jaunt to a farm turns into a hilarious, slapstick romp. “A top-notch choice that children will not be able to put down.”–Booklist, starred review. Full-color.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars A JOY TO READ.
This is one of my favorites. The Day Jimmy’s boa ate the Wash is the story of a day trip by a local group of school children to a local farm. Now let me say right now; many may think that this is a group of complete brats as the kids, through a series of incidents, pretty well trash the entire farm. This is not so. To be quite frank, the actions of these children are pretty typical of just about any fourth or fifth grade class when out on a field trip.

The story begins with a young girl, being asked by her mother how their trip went that day. The little girl responds that it was okay, but pretty boring, until the cow started crying. The story then picks up speed and becomes absolutely hilarious. We find the cow was crying because they hay fell on her, which was pushed when the farmer’s tractor went out of control because it……well, as you can see this is a progressive story with one incident setting off a chain reaction which leads to complete disaster and chaos.

The story is only half of it though. The art work in this little book is completely delightful and full of detail, right down to the various expression the children’s teacher displays as each incident unfolds. Some of the pictures, such as when the pigs get on the school bus and help themselves to the children’s lunch or when Jimmy’s pet boa visits the hen house, will most certainly bring a chuckle to just about anyone reading this one.

The whole story of course is capped off by Jimmy’s Boa eating the farmer’s wife’s laundry right off the line.

This is a fun book to read with children and a fun book for them to just set and read themselves. The story is simple, but the way the author has it set up, coupled with the amazing illustrations, makes this one a real page turner.

Get this one and read it with your kid with joy!

Don Blankenship

The Ozarks

4 Stars This is a classic “backwards” story
This is the classic story where a girl comes home from a school trip and tells her mother what happened - but backwards and forwards in that roundabout way kids have, skipping half the details. Her mother has to try to fill in the gaps that way.

The illustrations are a riot. This one is definitely a keeper.

5 Stars The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate The Wash
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash

This book is a must read for anyone who wants to laugh at the round about way kids tell stories, taking you on a winding and tiring road that makes you put the story pieces together in a straight line. I originally bought this book when our son was very young, and recently re-purchased it (he is now 16) to get a chuckle out of his long winded, end-to-beginning way of telling stories!

5 Stars Pretty much the best book ever written
This is a true children’s classic, and I don’t care that it was not written back in the far day with cutesy pictures. This tells a great story in a “backwards” format where what should have been a simple explanation becomes worse and worse as more details are brought in. The illustrations are amazing and hilarious and do more than their part in telling this charming story. This is a great way to show logic and sequence and more kids need to know this story!

5 Stars Delightful!
I’m 21 and I still love this book. Maybe it’s not exactly a comedy routine, but it’s so much fun; you have to smile reading it.

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