Synopses & Reviews
Mother cleaned high. Mother cleaned low. Mother cleaned the room for Joe.
Joe is delighted with his newly cleaned room. Now he can find all of the toys he wants to play with. But with so much space and so many great toys, which ones will he choose? His train? Or his planes? His racing cars? Or his rocket? As he pulls each from the closet and the toy box, his room grows messier and messier. So when Mother returns to his room, she discovers all of her hard work undone.
Readers will delight in Joeand#8217;s pure joy in rediscovering all of his favorite playthings, the brightly colored chaos that he leaves in his wake, and his earnest attempts to make it right and please his mother.
Review
"Told in rhyme...this all-around fun story for preschoolers is a good choice for beginning readers." School Library Journal
"The simple, rhyming text will appeal to both story-hour groups and beginning readers." and#151;Booklist Booklist, ALA
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"Both the pithy rhyming text and the bold, expressive animals are sure to tickle preschoolers' funny bones, while the gradually introduced, playfully reiterated words and rhymes also suit the cheery tale to beginning readers." --Horn Book Horn Book
Review
Anderson's art, with its expressive lines full of brightly colored action, are clean visual narratives depicting Joe in red overalls while trying everything with wheels, from skateboard to toy train and toy airplane to baby buggy. The simple rhymed text has the kind of legs that Joe would admire: tireless, and shot through with the music of motion.
Kirkus Reviews
True to the small child's viewpoint of a world full of powerful grownups, the latest uproarious picture book about Joe the frog perfectly captures Joe's frustration as he tries to get attention and join the adults' activities at a family reunion. . . . Illustrated with bright, boisterous line-and-watercolor pictures, the simple rhyming text . . . will draw story-hour listeners as well as beginning readers to a scenario they may recognize.
Booklist, ALA
Beginning readers will enjoy the rollicking rhyme and equally active art. They will also identify with Joe's need for attention and the endless refusals he receives. . . . A book with a lot of child appeal.
School Library Journal
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"[T]his pleasing picture book would make a good intro to musical activities for young children." Booklist 02/15/08 Booklist, ALA
"Bright acrylics, a cleverly rollicking text and the introduction of many farm animals and instruments nudge this above average."and#151;Kirkus Kirkus Reviews
"and#133; comical art and rhythmic text will keep the youngest chuckling, while the entertaining rhymes are great for new readers." Horn Book
Review
andquot;The rhyming, formulaic text matched with Frogand#39;s enthusiasm and can-do attitude will help youngsters move toward independent reading.andquot;
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Synopsis
Lunch out at a fancy restaurant is a disaster forand#160;fidgety Joe the Frog and his Mom and Dad in this laugh-filled, easy-to-read story thatand#39;s just right for Level 1 beginners.and#160;
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Watch out Rambunctious Joe is helping Mom run errands around town and Dad do chores around the house. But sometimes that leads to more mishaps and mischief than anyone in this loving frog family expects.. . and sometimes it can lead to a very bright idea. Simple words and dialogue create a perfect reading experience for Level 1 Green Light Readers.
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Frisky Joe the Frog wants to help Mom and Dad with errands and chores, but that canand#160;lead to a lot ofand#160; trouble inand#160;this amusing Level 1 Green Light Reader that's perfect forand#160;beginning readers and theirand#160;weary parents!and#160;and#160;
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In this fun, easy-to-read, rhyming story, our frog friend Joe humorously struggles to keep his room clean. An excellent addition to the Level 1 Green Light Readers collection!
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Old Blue is Chuckand#8217;s truck. When Chuck gets ready to go to town, his barnyard friends gather around. Into the truck climb the duck Luck, dogs Nip and Tuck, the burro Buck, workhorse Huck, the chicken that goes and#147;cluck,and#8221; Sue and Lou, and the goat Flo, too. So come along, jump in Old Blueand#151;thereand#8217;s still some room just for you!
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With bonus activities included, this new addition to the Green Light Readers' Level 1 collection follows our energetic frog friend to a family reunion.and#160; With familiar words and short sentences geared for early reading success, and fun and familiar scenarios, this book is sure to be hopping good fun for beginning readers!
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Itand#8217;s the Frog family reunion, and all of Joeand#8217;s relatives have gathered together. Everybodyand#8217;s having funand#151;everyone except for Joe. With so many Frogs around, youand#8217;d think that surely somebody would play with Joe, but everyone says heand#8217;s too big, too small, too fast, or too slow. No matter where poor Joe turns, all he hears is and#147;noand#8221; . . . until a very special guest arrivesand#151;someone with an appreciation for Joe and his boundless energy, someone who even has her own set of wheels.
Bright, appealing illustrations feature Joeand#8217;s mishaps with all kinds of things that go: tricycles, skateboards, roller skates, and more.
Synopsis
Listen up, Old MacDonald! Following the charming appeal of Chuckand#8217;s Truck, this tale sees Chuck and his barnyard friends forming a band, and boy howdy, these critters can really play! Join the ruckus with Peggy Perry Andersonand#8217;s toe-tapping, knee-slapping rhymes and bright illustrations introducing all of the musicians and their different instruments. While Chuck plays the banjo, the goat, Flo, joins him on her mandolin, and all the rest make music too: and#147;With a strum and a hum, a peck and a pluck, they all played a tune while the chicken went, and#145;Cluck.and#8217;and#8221; But what is the matter with Fat Cat Pat? Does she want her own instrument too, or is something else making that cat blue?
About the Author
PEGGYandnbsp;PERRYandnbsp;ANDERSONandnbsp;is a former elementary school art teacher who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has written sixandnbsp;early readers about Joe the Frog. They include Let's Clean Up, Joe on the Go, To the Tub, Out to Lunch,andnbsp; Time for Bed, the Babysitter Said, and Iandnbsp;Can Help!.