Skeleton Hiccups
A familiar nuisance is tested against escalating remedies, and the skeleton’s own reflection supplies the logically absurd final cure.
Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler is estimated to take about 3.5 minutes to read aloud (114 words, 1 sentence a spread). Best for ages 2-5.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 3.5 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Words
- 114Word count
- Sentences per spread
- 1Text density
- Re-read tolerance
- 5/5strong repeat appeal
- Vocabulary level
- 1/5plain words
- Best for
- Ages 2-5Age range
Our review
Skeleton’s hiccups persist through breath-holding, water, sugar, and Ghost’s other remedies until a mirror finally frightens them away. Repeating “hic” interrupts ordinary skeleton routines and gives every failed cure a predictable beat.
Invite the hiccup sound but avoid copying unsafe folk remedies. Where’s My Mummy? also gives a classic monster a child-sized problem; Skeleton Hiccups is more procedural and slapstick, with a chain of attempted solutions rather than a bedtime search.
Before you buy it
Several hiccup remedies are jokes rather than health advice, and the mirror scare may surprise sensitive listeners.
Themes
- Halloween
- skeletons
- hiccups
- humour
- routine
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