Where Willy Went… 小威向前冲 ISBN 9780099456483

　　Willy is a sperm. He lives inside Mr Browne. The trouble is,Willy is one of 300 million sperm and they all want the same prize- an egg. The egg is inside Mrs Browne, to get it, he must win arace against the other 299 million sperm. Join Willy on his questfor the ultimate prize and find out where he went . . . Hilariouslyfunny, warm, endearing and totally non-threatening - this smallmasterpiece from Nicholas Allan presents the facts of life to youngchildren in a unique but totally accessible way. A Godsend for anyparent faced with awkward questions.

　　From BooklistPreS-Gr. 1. Having already published provocativeworks such as The Queen's Knickers (1993) and Cinderella's Bum(2002) in England, Allan delivers some facts of life (and a lot ofsmirking silliness) in this picture book about an anthropomorphicsperm cell. Rosy-cheeked Willy is determined to be the first toreach the "lovely and soft" interior of an egg, located in themurkily mapped recesses of Mrs. Browne's abdomen. Where Willy wentis clear; how he got there is less so, as Mr and Mrs. Browne'sphysical union occurs discretely beneath the bedclothes. Childrennot long from the womb themselves won't glean many biologicaltruths from the whimsical cartoon artwork (Allan's swimmers weargoggles and numbers), and Willy's permanent disappearance isdisturbing in the context of a story that presents spermatazoa ascharacters, not gametes. Worldly older siblings and adults arelikely to be Allan's most responsive audience, but many under-fivereaders may still enjoy the sojourn to a world of endearing, exotictadpole creatures. Jennifer MattsonCopyright ? American LibraryAssociation. All rights reserved