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Once I Was a Pollywog by Douglas Florian (2016, Children's Board Books)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherLittle Bee Books Inc.

ISBN-101499801416

ISBN-139781499801415

eBay Product ID (ePID)219181807

Product Key Features

Book TitleOnce I Was a Pollywog

Number of Pages18 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicActivity Books, Bedtime & Dreams, Animals / Baby Animals, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), Animals / Frogs & Toads

IllustratorYes, Bakos, Barbara

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorDouglas Florian

Book SeriesAnimals Play Ser.

FormatChildren's Board Books

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight6.8 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2016-427634

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsFlorian's newest board books offer cheery introductions to the natural world for preschoolers and toddlers. Leap, Frog, Leap! combines action verbs with animals, with phrases such as "Race, rabbit, race!" and "Spin, spider, spin!" Once I Was a Pollywog focuses on the names of baby animals and what they grow up to be ("Once I was a cub...but now I am a bear."). Each book concludes with a human character--Leap, Frog, Leap! with a child sleeping and Pollywog with a baby who grows up into a boy. Both titles use rhymes and succinct text to help create a bouncy, simple rhythm for young readers to enjoy. Bakos's illustrations are bright and colorful, especially on the glossy board book pages, matching Florian's sprightly narrative. Even more dangerous animals, like a cheetah and an alligator, are drawn as warm, jovial, friendly characters rather than as scary or menacing, making the illustrations further suitable for preschoolers. In Pollywog, Florian offers some different creatures and terms with which children may not be as familiar, such as a leveret, which becomes a hare, and a gosling, which becomes a goose, providing more potential learning opportunities for young readers. VERDICT: With vivid, lively illustrations; simple, direct writing; and plenty of adorable animals, this pair of titles will be strong choices for any board book collection.

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToFirst Grade

Dewey Decimal591.3/92

SynopsisDiscover what these baby animals become when they grow up in this sweet board book by award-winning author Douglas Florian. Once I was a pollywog, but now I am a frog. Once I was a piglet, but now I am a hog. In this fun, rhyming story by award-winning author Douglas Florian, meet different baby animals and discover what they become when they grow up! The baby/adult pairs include: pollywog/frog; piglet/hog; cub/bear; leveret/hare; gosling/goose; calf/moose. And at the end, meet a little boy who will always be his mama's bundle of joy!, Discover what these baby animals become when they grow up in this sweet board book by award-winning author Douglas Florian. Once I was a pollywog, but now I am a frog. Once I was a piglet, but now I am a hog. In this fun, rhyming story by award-winning author Douglas Florian, meet different baby animals and discover what they become when they grow up The baby/adult pairs include: pollywog/frog; piglet/hog; cub/bear; leveret/hare; gosling/goose; calf/moose. And at the end, meet a little boy who will always be his mama's bundle of joy

LC Classification NumberQL763.F57 2016