Beware of the Frog - William Bee (pub: 2008)
What a fun book, which turns the idea of knight (frog) in shining armour 'hero', to be bested by another hero in the book.
'Sweet old Mrs. Collywobbles lives on the edge of a big, dark, scary wood, so it’s a good thing that she has a pet frog to protect her. Too bad for the Greedy Goblin, the Smelly Troll, and the Giant Hungry Ogre, who don’t take this little amphibian seriously (GOBBLE)!'
There are fun little ditties which the 'baddies' say, but mixed with humour and grotesquely represented, they don't seems so scary at all.
At first reading, children of age 3 and 4 years old, might be a little worried, but once the first reading is over, this book will be asked for time and time again.
With rhymes, funny names, humour, great and colourful illustrations, with a fun twist at the end, I thoroughly recommend this book as an addition to any home library. Addictive reading for children mainly aged 3 - 5 years.
Hello! what a lovely blog. I can't believe u find time to do this. well done!! We borrowed a Bee book from the library called "whatever" which is hilarious. And it has great illustrations! The only bad thing is E (then aged 2), started saying "whatever" (attitude). :)
ReplyDeleteYes, we have that one too Glorya, and we love it. But I chat though the story first and talk about how naughty boys and girls get 'eaten' because of rude attitudes like saying 'whatever' - lol. I think I've scared them to pieces about it. Hehehehehe
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