Want to know what are the quietest, silliest, smelliest, wiggliest things in the world? Look no further for imaginative answers to these and other questions about superlatives. An ice-skating snake and a dragon eating pepperoni pizza are just two of the amazing “mosts” to ponder in this book that will stretch the imagination and send readers young and old into fits of laughter.

Goofy superlatives are showcased in this book from Barrett, some clever, some slightly mawkish, all shaped by a particular brand of humor that will either work for readers or leave them flat. For example: ``The quietest thing in the world is a worm chewing peanut butter'' has the ring of inspiration to it, whereas ``the silliest thing in the world is a chicken in a frog costume'' won't tickle everyone's funny bone. ``The heaviest thing in the world is a Tyrannosaurus rex weighing itself'' is just plain confusing, as is the art that accompanies the ``teensie-weensiest'' thing--a newborn flea; when scaled against the watchband in Nickle's vibrant illustration, the flea is not so small, and its mother is enormous. The least successful statements are those that run to nonsense; the most successful are the ones based in a grain of truth: Most readers will agree with the poetic notion that the ``the highest thing in the world is the very top of the sky.'' (Picture book)