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Summary:
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A hungry bullfrog hops a stagecoach to Ravenous Gulch where it tries to get something to eat, in this tale where each page must be turned to complete the sentence. |
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Blurb:
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From the author of the "hopaway" hit
Once There Was a Bull...(frog)
comes this tale of mouth-watering proportions!
Last seen hopping a ... stagecoach and finding his hop, our hero is now on an eye-popping eating binge trying to cure his insatiable appetite. Woven through the western town of Ravenous Gulch, the story leaves a cast of many hopping mad. However, just as things look bleak, transitive and intransitive verbs turn the tables, taking Bullfrog on another adventure. As Bullfrog's appetite and waistline grow, the townsfolk can't help but gather ... food for Bullfrog. Will Bullfrog hang... those pictures back up? Will Bullfrog pop...? Only Rick Walton and Chris McAllister will tell as their expertly crafted tale unfolds... (or should we say, pops?) |
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Reviews:
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"A well written and illustrated picture book....After following the bullfrog's adventures and close calls,
the ending is quite unexpected, but satisfying. My young nephew could not get enough and kept asking to hear this
book again." --Tamara Wahlquist,
The Latter-Day Messenger
, Thanksgiving 1999, p. 11.
"...puts a cocky animal in a pickle and watches what happens. Rick Walton's tale and Chris McAllister's hilarious paintings fill this book with color, humor and a big, fat, extraordinarily hungry and ornery bullfrog. Has Bullfrog met his match in Ravenous Gulch? This is another to read aloud." --Jane P. Marshall, Houston Chronicle. "Walton creates suspense by a clever use of vocabulary and layout." --Blair Christolon, School Library Journal, January 2000. "Amusing plays on words, and a keen device for keeping little hands turning pages." -- Kirkus Reviews, September 15, 1999. "Delivers plenty of genial wordplay." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 1999. "There are many plays on words. It's really fun to see what happens because the author makes you think one thing on one page and a different surprising idea on the next. This bullfrog's story teaches you not to be greedy, and if you work on something you can get what you want. The illustrations are fantastic, with lots of detail and color in lifelike pictures that makes them almost come alive." --Kiana Espinosa, age 9, in New Mexico Kids, Spring 2000. "The clever Walton spins a great tale." --Ann Waldron, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 13, 2000. |
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Dedication:
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To Bob, Kris, Meagen, Jeremy, and Jacob Brown, who will be welcome in any town. |
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Author Bio:
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Rick Walton is the author of lots of joke books, poetry, picture books, activity books, and software.
He likes to skip boring meetings, to play his guitar, and to spin tales for kids. He is the Proud Pop-pa of four kids, who live with him and his wife, Ann, in Provo, Utah. You can find out more about Rick at www.rickwalton.com |
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Rick's Notes:
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Click here for Rick's Notes on Bullfrog Pops! |
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Curriculum suggestions:
: Ways to use Bullfrog Pops! in your classroom, ideas for enrichment, and just general fun activities.
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