Mud Puddle

by Robert Munsch, Sami Suomalainen (Illustrator)

Overview

Another bestselling Munsch classic now available as a board book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554517541
Publisher:	Annick Press, Limited
Publication date:	09/01/2012
Pages:	26
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	AD410L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Robert Munsch, author of such classics as The Paper Bag Princess and Thomas’ Snowsuit, is one of North America’s bestselling authors of children’s books.

Dušan Petričić’s brilliant illustrations have appeared around the world. His latest book, The Dance of the Violin, comes on the heels of the award-winning The Man With the Violin, two stories about world-famous violinist, Joshua Bell. Dušan lives in Zemun, Serbia.

Editorial Reviews

Fresh artwork brightens the story of Jule Ann, who is attacked by a mud puddle every time she steps outdoors. Suomalainen also illustrated the 1982 edition, but his new pictures feature a more fluid, energetic style and full color on every page, rather than on alternate spreads. The growing popularity of Munsch's picture books and this edition's more appealing illustrations make this a likely choice for larger collections.

Carolyn Phelan

As always, a delightful Robert Munsch story.

Resource Links - Katherine Watmough

Whether you are a long-time fan of the incredible Robert Munsch or not, you will surely enjoy this clever tale.

Provo Library Children's Book Review

This edition marks the third set of illustrations published with the text of Robert Munsch's story Mud Puddle (the previous editions are from 1979 and 1995)... The illustrations in this new edition are modern and clear... sure to be popular with fans of Robert Munsch.

ABQLA -L'Association des bibliothecaires du Quebec

The master of the manic patterned tale offers a newly buffed version of his first published book, with appropriately gloppy new illustrations. Like the previous four iterations (orig. 1979; revised 2004, 2006, 2009), the plot remains intact through minor changes in wording: Each time young Jule Ann ventures outside in clean clothes, a nefarious mud puddle leaps out of a tree or off the roof to get her "completely all over muddy" and necessitate a vigorous parental scrubbing. Petricic gives the amorphous mud monster a particularly tarry look and texture in his scribbly, high-energy cartoon scenes. It's a formidable opponent, but the two bars of smelly soap that the resourceful child at last chucks at her attacker splatter it over the page and send it sputtering into permanent retreat. Score one for cleanliness. Like (almost) all Munsch, funny as it stands but even better read aloud, with lots of exaggerated sound effects. (Picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews