Karma Wilson is the bestselling author of several picture books, including the Bear Books series; Where Is Home, Little Pip?; and A Dog Named Doug. Karma lives in Montana.
Joan Rankin has illustrated more than twenty-five books for children. She received the South African HAUM Dann Retief Prize for Children's Book Illustration in 1986 and the Katrina Harris Award for Children's Book Illustration in 1991. Books she has illustrated include A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson and Off to First Grade by Louise Borden. She lives with her husband and three daughters in Johannesburg, South Africa.
"The tautly told tale, dramatic surprise, and appropriate
comeuppance for the protagonist will delight young listeners."
-- Horn Book Guide
"This imaginative counting book will keep children
laughing...."
-- School Library Journal
"Wilson's blend of early learning concepts, humor, and wordplay
make for a jaunty read-aloud."
-- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Wilson's bouncy, humorous verses mesh well with Rankin's
cartoonlike, watercolor illustrations, which fairly teem with
visual asides."
-- Booklist
"The tautly told tale, dramatic surprise, and appropriate
comeuppance for the protagonist will delight young listeners."
-- Horn Book Guide
"This imaginative counting book will keep children
laughing...."
-- School Library Journal
"Wilson's blend of early learning concepts, humor, and wordplay
make for a jaunty read-aloud."
-- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Wilson's bouncy, humorous verses mesh well with Rankin's
cartoonlike, watercolor illustrations, which fairly teem with
visual asides."
-- Booklist
PreS-This imaginative counting book will keep children laughing as a little frog eats his way through a variety of swamp delicacies, including "ONE tick," "TWO fleas," "THREE flies (Oh, my!)," "FOUR slugs," and "FIVE snails." Upon consuming each snack, "the frog grows a little bit bigger." After he has reached massive proportions, he is suddenly startled when the log he has been resting on develops a pair of yellow eyes and wide jaws. He screams "Gator!" opening his own mouth so wide that the creatures he has eaten are able to escape from his crowded stomach. The countdown is from five to one as the frog shrinks back to his normal size. Happily, the gator loses interest and swims away, because "the itty-bitty frog/isn't big enough to chomp." This gastronomic adventure is told in catchy rhyming verse, complemented by soft, dreamy watercolors that perfectly re-create the bog. The illustrations are enhanced by humorous details, including a flea circus set up in the background, the frog's jaunty sun hat, and the expressive faces of the swamp creatures crammed into the frog's belly. Reminiscent of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," this quirky counting book makes a fine companion to similar titles such as Marilyn Singer's Quiet Night (Clarion, 2002) and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Philomel, 1969).-Linda L. Walkins, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Brighton, MA Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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