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Paperback The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone Book

ISBN: 0763626112

ISBN13: 9780763626112

The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone

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Book Overview

FROG BELLY plants the idea that with some strategy, good communication, and goodwill, you can grow wonderful things. -- PORTLAND PRESS HERALD Once upon a time, in a gray endless place called Cementland, there lived a boy who wished to find a treasure. After searching through piles of toaster ovens and wet smelly socks, he spies a box filled with specks and a note that says, "Put these wondrous riches in the earth and enjoy." Horrified to learn that thieves are after his treasure, the boy scrounges in the junkyard and conjures a scarecrow-like creature to stand guard: Frog Belly Rat Bone, king and protector of the specks. With subtle tones and bursts of glowing color, Tim Ering's surreal artwork and hand-lettered text exude all the whimsy of an inspired imagination -- and the wonders of a natural world that awaits discovery, even in Cementland. A NICK JR. FAMILY MAGAZINE Best Book of the Year A New England Book Show Juvenile Category Winner A New York Book Show Children's Trade Hardcover Winner

Customer Reviews

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Rated 5 stars
He Loves It

I picked this up one day when I was wasting time at a book store purely because I thought it looked interesting. When I got it home I stuck it on the shelf and completly forgot about it. Then one day my three year old found it, and asked me to read it to him. That was about 3 months ago and we've read it almost every night. It's gotten to the point that I'll screw up the story just so my son can correct me. He's memorized...

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Rated 5 stars
Charming

The story is sweet, but the illustrations are really what make this book such a winner. Vaguely Tim Burton-ish, they're so stylistically appealing that anybody short of a total Scrooge would have to love this book upon leafing through it. I read this on a slow day when I worked in a bookshoppe, and I was so utterly charmed that I bought a copy for my then-boyfriend's three-year-old son. He never received that book; it turned...

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Rated 5 stars
Delightful story with Fabulous Illustrations

I have never written a review for a book before, regardless of how much I loved it, and yet I feel compelled to let everyone know that I absolutely love this one. I picked it up because of the colorful and creative illustrations and found not only were the pictures great, but the story was the perfect combination of fun, sweetness, and a little bit of life's lessons that are worth learning. My three-year old son loves this...

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Rated 5 stars
Amazing

Intriqued by the illustration, I bought this book for my 4 yr. old son. I am not sure who loves it more. Richly illustrated, this book wraps itself around you and draws you in to a wondrous world. The story is engaging and not 'written down'. A great opportunity for vocabulary expanding. Many teaching moments and a great way to introduce a child to gardening.Most importantly, my son loves it and Frog Belly!

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Rated 5 stars
A gentle and utterly charming book, beautifully illustrated.

I got this book to have on hand when my three year old niece came for a visit this past weekend. Before I picked it up and actually read it, I was worried that it might be scary for her, because of the cover illustration. After reading the story (while standing in the store), I realized that it was not a scary book at all. I figured that she might like it, so I bought it.I figured wrong. She didn't just like it; she *LOVED*...

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