{"product_id":"bumblebee-grumblebee-9781776574025","title":"Bumblebee Grumblebee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA delightful board book for toddlers and adults to have fun experimenting with words to create funny new ones. Selected as a White Raven 2022 and a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year 2023.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlayful animals get up to everyday toddler mischief in this board book built on child-based wordplay, where each page twists animal names into funny new words that are fun to share.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith illustrations drawn from a toddlers world, babies and young children will recognize each activity--getting dressed, playing, painting (including themselves), having a bath, using the potty--and see how the animal makes the mischievous most of it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe bumblebee breaks its toy--bumblebee grumblebee!\u003cbr\u003e The cockatoo is getting dressed--cockatoo sockatoo!\u003cbr\u003e The pelican tries out the potty--pelican smellican!\u003cbr\u003e What will turtle do? Everybody gathers for the final squirtle.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilt for adults, babies and toddlers to share and read aloud, this fresh and sweet board book encourages experimentation with words and sounds, just by changing a letter or two. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther books by David Elliot: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eOink\u003cbr\u003e Henry's Map\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBumblebee Grumblebee\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Delightful images and carefully selected text combine for a silly, innovative, entirely enjoyable read.\"--starred, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Board Book of 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sweet, beautifully detailed pastel illustrations.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eBank Street Best Children's Books 2022: Holiday Gift Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Readers will laugh aloud at the changes these animals undergo by adding simple words . . . a winner.\"--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A fun, rhyming, whimsical board book which makes us laugh out loud--perfect book for under twos!\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Sunday Star Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stands out in a field of rather pedestrian animal board books as it is not only funny but the last few pages are particularly wonderful . . . . Children will want this book read over and over again and will quickly join in and shout out the words.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Read NZ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This board book is creative and different enough from what's out there to be worth adding to your collection.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYouth Services Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Sticking the landing in a board book is an art. David Elliot? A master.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eBetsy Bird\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eOink\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Told only in animal dialect and sound effects but with brilliant visual details, this story will become a bathtime favorite.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, Starred\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eOink\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Gorgeous Books to Expand the Youngest Minds: The delicacy and subtlety of the art only adds to the frisky humor.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElliot, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Elliot\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of New Zealand's leading illustrators and has won many awards, including New Zealand's Best Children's Book 2017. 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