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ineffablebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cogsofencouragement's review
4.0
On National Book Lovers Day last week, my cousin shared that this is her favorite book. I requested it from the library and read it with my son tonight. It is like no other story I had heard. My boy gives it 4 1/2 stars, but of course 1/2 stars are not allowed.
calistareads's review
4.0
William Joyce builds a world and sends the reader on a journey in the course of 30 or so pages. He can craft such a beautiful story like that. This is not a beginning book, but for more mature kids. I don't think this is Joyce's best work, but it's a great story.
Bently is a singing happy frog friends with a duck named Kack Kack. Kack Kack is a mother-to-be sitting on an egg and when another duck's egg hatch, she asks Bently to look after her egg while she goes to see the new community members. Bently gets bored and paints the egg and it happens to be easter and a boy finds the egg and absconds with it. Bently has to find a way to get that egg back and you know he does.
A lovely story adventure. I didn't find anything really surprising in the story, it was simply good storytelling and with art you would expect from a master artist like Joyce.
The nephew thought it was a good story. He thought the boy thinking it was an Easter egg was sort of funny and he was glad when the egg was recovered. He did think the middle was a bit slow in the house. He thought something cool could have happened. He gave this 3 stars and he liked the singing frog.
Bently is a singing happy frog friends with a duck named Kack Kack. Kack Kack is a mother-to-be sitting on an egg and when another duck's egg hatch, she asks Bently to look after her egg while she goes to see the new community members. Bently gets bored and paints the egg and it happens to be easter and a boy finds the egg and absconds with it. Bently has to find a way to get that egg back and you know he does.
A lovely story adventure. I didn't find anything really surprising in the story, it was simply good storytelling and with art you would expect from a master artist like Joyce.
The nephew thought it was a good story. He thought the boy thinking it was an Easter egg was sort of funny and he was glad when the egg was recovered. He did think the middle was a bit slow in the house. He thought something cool could have happened. He gave this 3 stars and he liked the singing frog.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
William Joyce builds a world and sends the reader on a journey in the course of 30 or so pages. He can craft such a beautiful story like that. This is not a beginning book, but for more mature kids. I don't think this is Joyce's best work, but it's a great story.
Bently is a singing happy frog friends with a duck named Kack Kack. Kack Kack is a mother-to-be sitting on an egg and when another duck's egg hatch, she asks Bently to look after her egg while she goes to see the new community members. Bently gets bored and paints the egg and it happens to be easter and a boy finds the egg and absconds with it. Bently has to find a way to get that egg back and you know he does.
A lovely story adventure. I didn't find anything really surprising in the story, it was simply good storytelling and with art you would expect from a master artist like Joyce.
The nephew thought it was a good story. He thought the boy thinking it was an Easter egg was sort of funny and he was glad when the egg was recovered. He did think the middle was a bit slow in the house. He thought something cool could have happened. He gave this 3 stars and he liked the singing frog.
Bently is a singing happy frog friends with a duck named Kack Kack. Kack Kack is a mother-to-be sitting on an egg and when another duck's egg hatch, she asks Bently to look after her egg while she goes to see the new community members. Bently gets bored and paints the egg and it happens to be easter and a boy finds the egg and absconds with it. Bently has to find a way to get that egg back and you know he does.
A lovely story adventure. I didn't find anything really surprising in the story, it was simply good storytelling and with art you would expect from a master artist like Joyce.
The nephew thought it was a good story. He thought the boy thinking it was an Easter egg was sort of funny and he was glad when the egg was recovered. He did think the middle was a bit slow in the house. He thought something cool could have happened. He gave this 3 stars and he liked the singing frog.
casbah's review against another edition
3.0
This was really cute and very silly. Joyce's illustrations are perfect, as always.
olivias's review against another edition
1.0
REALLY didn't like this book. Way too much text, too many songs, thinks it's really cute, but it's not. Boring and annoying.
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