Sloppy Joe

Written by Dave Keane

Narrated by Fred Berman

Meet Sloppy Joe

When it comes to being messy, Sloppy Joe is a pro! He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt. But being messy has its challenges. So Sloppy Joe sets out to become Neat Joe, only to learn that being messy is a part of who he is—and his family loves him for it!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 30, 2009
• ISBN: 9780061792878

Dave Keane

Dave Keane always loved monsters as a kid. Halloween was his favorite holiday and he dreamed of becoming a werewolf or a vampire when he grew up. Instead, he became a children's book writer and illustrator. Now he and his wife stay busy raising three little monsters of their own in Northern California.

Reviews for Sloppy Joe

[areyno5 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Sloppy JoeIn my opinion the book, “Sloppy Joe” by Dave Keane, was a fun book for young readers. The illustrations filled the pages with primary colors and there was only one or two sentences at the bottom of the page. Sloppy Joe described his room as a little bit messy and the pictures captured the story that will have young readers giggling. A second reason is because the character of Sloppy Joe was very well developed. The author goes into great detail about his messiness. For example, “My room looks a little bit messy, but I know where everything is….everything except my bearded dragon, a few of his crickets, and a grilled cheese sandwich I lost last summer.” The author continues for several pages and goes on to say “They spread newspaper all around me when we eat dinner at their house”. Finally, students can relate to the character. Elementary schools students can relate to Sloppy Joe when he says “People are always telling you what to do” and the picture shows several adults grooming him while Sloppy Joe looks very annoyed. The big idea of this book is that family loves you no matter what. The book teaches this lesson while engaging readers with the fun storyline of Sloppy Joe.

[1derlys · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is an all around fun book. It looks at a boy that is sloppy and what his family puts up with. When he tries to be neat, it is still sloppy, but he tries in earnest to help out his family when they get the flu. Thank goodness for Grandma coming to the rescue.

[jtabb0709 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Sloppy Joe is a typical boy, but is a very messy boy. He loves catching frogs, his room is a disaster and he is always very dirty. He loves being him, but decides one day that he wants to be Neat Joe. At this time his family becomes ill and he realizes that he likes being Sloppy Joe after all. His family loves him for who he truly is. It's a very cute book.

[jsa110 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Sloppy Joe is a great book for children that are messy. They can read this book, and realize by the end that they might be messy, but they can also be neat too. They also might notice that Joe is was to gross, and they do not want to be like him so they might decide to be a little neater at times. The illustrations in this book by Denise Brunkus are very well done. This is a typical little boy that can easily be turned around.

[bellathebookgirl · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Summary:Joe is very sloppy. One day he decides that something has to change he says starting tomorrow I will be neat Joe. My Thoughts:I think sloppy Joe is a funny book. Joe says funny things like, "I'd rather be raised by alligators!" and "How did they know a meatball could roll that far."