Synopses & Reviews
A fresh twist on trust and friendshipIn this rebus book, a turtle won’t swim across the river because she is afraid of the hippopotamus standing in the middle of it. She asks a bird, a grasshopper, some ants, and a possum what to do, but she still can’t find the courage to cross to the delicious reeds on the other side – until she makes a new friend. Playful art swings and loops around the page, moving the story forward.
As they did in The Bird, the Monkey, and the Snake in the Jungle, which Booklist, in a starred review, called “a splendid collaboration between artist and writer,” Kate Banks and Tomek Bogacki have created another delightful rebus book for readers and pre-readers to enjoy together.
Review
"In this second rebus book from Banks and Bogacki, icons take the place of one or two words in each sentence of the narrative and are defined in a picture-glossary at the bottom of the page . . . the story is sweet and funny, and the softly colored paintings are simply beautiful." --
The Horn BookSynopsis
A fresh twist on trust and friendshipIn this rebus book, a turtle wont swim across the river because she is afraid of the hippopotamus standing in the middle of it. She asks a bird, a grasshopper, some ants, and a possum what to do, but she still cant find the courage to cross to the delicious reeds on the other side – until she makes a new friend. Playful art swings and loops around the page, moving the story forward.
As they did in The Bird, the Monkey, and the Snake in the Jungle, which Booklist, in a starred review, called “a splendid collaboration between artist and writer,” Kate Banks and Tomek Bogacki have created another delightful rebus book for readers and pre-readers to enjoy together.
About the Author
Kate Banks is the recipient of the Charlotte Zolotow Award for
The Night Worker. Her other titles include
And If the Moon Could Talk, a
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner. She lives in the South of France with her husband and two children.
Tomek Bogacki is the author and illustrator of My First Garden and Circus Girl. He lives in New York City.