Pip and Posy: The Bedtime Frog - Hardcover

Crow, Nosy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763670685 ISBN 13: 9780763670689

Publisher: Nosy Crow, 2014

Synopsis

When Posy goes to stay at Pip’s house, they have lots of fun together before bedtime. But just as they switch out the light, disaster strikes: Posy realizes that she has forgotten her favorite frog toy. Desperate to help his distraught friend, Pip offers Posy a range of different toys to substitute for her frog, but none of them will do. It is only when Pip gives Posy his very favorite pig toy that Posy is comforted and the friends can get a good night’s sleep at last.

About this title

About the Author:

Axel Scheffler was born in Hamburg, Germany. He moved to England in 1982 to learn English and to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art. He has illustrated a number of books, including The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, both written by Julia Donaldson. His books have been translated into forty-two languages. He lives in London with his partner and young daughter.

From School Library Journal:

PreS—Posy, a mouse, visits her friend Pip, a rabbit, for a sleepover in the seventh adventure of the picture-book series. The two spend the day playing, as good friends do, but when it comes time to sleep, Posy has a problem: she has forgotten her bedtime froggy at home. Pip tries to give Posy various animals to replace her beloved toy. After much trial and error, he gives up his own toy pig to make Posy stop crying. The next day when she returns home, she is happily reunited with her frog. As in the previous "Pip and Posy" tales, these two continue to delight and teach readers about friendship. In this installment, the dilemma is realistic but resolved a bit too easily, and the ending is somewhat flat. The intensely colorful gouache illustrations are this book's strength. Children will enjoy "picture walking" through the images that clearly depict feelings and events. Kids who are familiar with the characters will enjoy this new adventure.—Sandra Welzenbach, Villarreal Elementary School, San Antonio, TX

About this edition

• Publisher: Nosy Crow
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0763670685
• ISBN 13: 9780763670689
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Scheffler Axel