Hoddy Doddy

by Jack Kent

Three Danish tales center around the preposterous actions of a hoddy doddy--or foolish fellow--as he attempts to shake hands with a lobster and out-cuckoo a cuckoo

56 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1979

About the author

John Wellington "Jack" Kent (1920 – 1985) was an American cartoonist and prolific author-illustrator of children's books. He is perhaps best known as the creator of the comic strip King Aroo. In addition to his own books, he illustrated more than twenty books by other authors.

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jack Kent presents three tales of utter foolishness about a mistook lobster, a submerged clock, and a genuine cuckoo patriot. For all its European charm, this is indeed a town with no Mensa chapter . . .


"What'll we do? What'll we do?"

Amelia Bedelia fans should get a charge out of this one.

[Capn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Melki's review is perfect, but I just wanted to add my two cents and say it's the Danish version of The Stupids Step Out.

I'm trying to decide if he had Danish heritage (King Aroo, Vol. 1: 1951-1952; The Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale), or if he had something against the Danes...