The problem with this book is that kids love it--but it's torture for parents. It's like the Monty python joke that never ends, or like a Kafkaesque tunnel with no apparent termination. While your child sits enthralled with the repetitive, bizarre narrative, you will be rubbing your face in misery, JUST WANTING IT TO END. Other than that, it's an OK book, I guess.

Every year my first grade students tell me this is a great story. The book rhymes and the children love the rhyme. The children love the illustrations and the action that happens to the main characters ball.

This was the first full length story book that my son (27mths) was completely enthralled by. The story told in simple rhymes is easily followed and remembered. Abdul Lateef was also completely bowled over by the detailed and humorous illustrations. And at the risk of sounding sacrilegious, I'll still say that this book is much more suitable for little kids than genuine Dr Seuss books, which often have many nonsensical words and far too convoluted ideas that young children may not understand or appreciate.

This was one of my favorite books when I was a child. I have many happy memories of my dad reading this to me and my siblings before we went to bed. For the person who thought it was too violent...get a life. This is a sweet book about how a misunderstanding begins and is resolved. The hunter never fires the gun. No one gets hurt. And also, Dr. Seuss did not write this book.

The child in this story plays a miniature Sherlock Holmes is discovering the zany misunderstanding which affects all of these familiar animals. Superb book you're children will love!

This is one of the best written and illustrated books for its age group. This is the first book I remember reading from my childhood and was one of the first books I purchased for my own children.