Last weekend, my
5-y-o nephew and 3-y-o niece visited. I left a stack of picture books on the
coffee table. Out of 20 books, The Terrible Plop was the big hit. It’s a perfect
read-aloud with fun rhythm and rhyme.
by Ursula
Dubosarsky
Illustrated by
Andrew Joyner
Farrar, Straus
and Giroux, 2009
Theme: don't follow the crowd
Summary
Here is the
story
Of the Terrible
PLOP,
With a bear and
a rabbit
And a hop hop
hop.
But what is the
PLOP?
And where does
it hide?
Open the book
And look inside
. . .
The Story
begins
Six
little rabbits
Down
by the lake
Munching
on carrots
And
chocolate cake.
Resources for Teachers:
Learn how to
draw a bear from The Terrible Plop
by Illustrator Andrew Joyner