Who sank the boat by pamela allen5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Being white, he is lost in the white background as cow, donkey, and pig enter the boat. ![]() These colors actually serve to distract the reader from the important role that the mouse plays. His color is red, made manifest in the roof of his house as well as in the boat. Peffer has a color, whose appearence is excluded from the book except for the brief mention of him on the second page. Each of the animals has their own specific color: yellow for the cow, brown for the donkey, pink for the pig, black for the sheep, and white for the mouse. I very much appreciated how color was used to promote the theme of the book. Full of fun illustrations, this book is a wonderful introduction (or reinforcement) for children to the concept of irony, and may also be used to promoted discussion or even debate about who actually sank the boat. Obviously, as the mouse mounts, the ship sinks. The enjoyment of reading mainly comes from seeing the story unfold as first the cow, then the horse and the rest of the animals precariously perch on the small craft. ![]() However, as the title indicates, something goes wrong, and the boat sinks. "Who Sank thee Boat?" by Pamela Allen is a creative children's book that relates the tale of a cow, a horse, a pig, a sheep, and a mouse and their simple journey of getting into a rowboat. ![]()
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