The Terrible Plop. By Ursula Dubosarsky. Illus. by Andrew Joyner. 2009. 40p. FSG, $15.99. (9780374374280)
Age Group:Toddler to Gr1
Genre:Fiction
Subjects/Themes: Fear, Courage
ELS promoted:Print motivation, phonological awareness, print awareness
Format: Hardcover
Annotation:
When a mysterious sound sends the whole forest running away in fear, only the littlest rabbit is brave enough to find out what's behind the terrible plop.
When a mysterious sound sends the whole forest running away in fear, only the littlest rabbit is brave enough to find out what's behind the terrible plop.
Reactions/Observations:
Using rhyming text and comical imagery, Dubosarsky weaves a comical tale that begins with a stampede of frightened rabbits. Other animals get swept up in fray and run with them. Everyone but the grizzly bear is afraid. The bear coerces a rabbit to take him to the lake to find out what the "terrible plop" is. When the bear meets the plop, he runs too! The rabbit has the last laugh and finds out there's nothing to be afraid of.
The antics remind me of the classic, Chicken Little. Is the sky really falling? Only the brave will know. The illustrations are crisp and expressive. Dubosarsky uses mixed media to create texture, but the crisp illustrations keep the story cohesive. The story was told in rhyming text which serves as great practice for phonological awareness. I read this book in family storytime. Kids enjoyed trying to predict what the "plop" was. They were very surprised to discover the truth behind the plop.
Using rhyming text and comical imagery, Dubosarsky weaves a comical tale that begins with a stampede of frightened rabbits. Other animals get swept up in fray and run with them. Everyone but the grizzly bear is afraid. The bear coerces a rabbit to take him to the lake to find out what the "terrible plop" is. When the bear meets the plop, he runs too! The rabbit has the last laugh and finds out there's nothing to be afraid of.
The antics remind me of the classic, Chicken Little. Is the sky really falling? Only the brave will know. The illustrations are crisp and expressive. Dubosarsky uses mixed media to create texture, but the crisp illustrations keep the story cohesive. The story was told in rhyming text which serves as great practice for phonological awareness. I read this book in family storytime. Kids enjoyed trying to predict what the "plop" was. They were very surprised to discover the truth behind the plop.
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