Croc & Turtle: Snow Fun!

by Mike Wohnoutka

Overview

Croc&Turtle may be different, but they're the best of friends! This adorable winter-themed story will warm your heart, and is perfect for fans of Penguin and Pinecone.

Croc and Turtle are best friends!

It's a wintry day, so Croc and Turtle are ready for snow fun! But Croc likes outside activities and Turtle likes inside activities. What happens when best friends have very different ideas of fun?

In this new humorous and heartwarming adventure, Croc and Turtle navigate the ups and downs of friendship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681196381
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	10/08/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Mike Wohnoutka is the author and illustrator of Croc&Turtle and Dad's First Day and is the illustrator of many books, including Moo!, which received two starred reviews and was chosen as an ALA Notable book and by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books as a Blue Ribbon selection; Can't Sleep Without Sheep; Just Like My Papa; and Stay Close to Mama. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Mike lives with his wife and two children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
www.mikewohnoutka.com
MIKE WOHNOUTKA is the illustrator of many books including Moo!, which received two starred reviews and was chosen as an ALA Notable book and by the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books as a Blue Ribbon selection; Can't Sleep Without Sheep; Just Like My Papa; and Stay Close to Mama. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Mike lives with his wife and two children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
www.mikewohnoutka.com

Editorial Reviews

An engaging sequel to Croc & Turtle, this picture book explores tension between friends and how to resolve it.” —Booklist on CROC & TURTLE: SNOW FUN!

“With its spare text and large, easy-to-view illustrations, this read-aloud about compromise and companionship will resonate with children.” —Kirkus Reviews

"Lighthearted and fun." - School Library Journal

“Wohnoutka's good-natured tale of competition . . . is a great addition to storytime collections. . . . These reptiles with a rockin' relationship will win fans.” —Kirkus Reviews on CROC & TURTLE

“Characterized by gentle colors and uncluttered pages, gouache paintings by Wohnoutka (Moo!) capture an innocent and uncomplicated friendship between two likable best buds.” —Publishers Weekly on CROC & TURTLE

“By the end of the book, readers will be all set for school too: this is sure to provoke shared laughter that will calm the fears of even the most unready parents.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on DAD'S FIRST DAY

“Wohnoutka's gouache paintings poke gentle fun at Daddy, and they'll elicit giggles . . . It should leave new students with an extra jolt of confidence.” —Publishers Weekly on DAD'S FIRST DAY

“The colorful gouache illustrations will elicit giggles from young readers as they imagine their parents behaving like Oliver's dad.” —School Library Journal on DAD'S FIRST DAY

“The readaloud's the real fun here.” —BCCB, starred review, on MOO!

“This book is bold, original, and funny, and should be part of every picture-book collection.” —School Library Journal, starred review, on MOO!

From the Publisher

01/24/2020

PreS-Gr 1—Best friends Croc and Turtle are back. Each has made a list of fun things to do on a snowy day. There's just one problem: Croc's list is full of outdoor activities (he doesn't seem to realize he is cold blooded) while Turtle's is full of indoor ones. Since they want to play together, they agree to do everything on both lists. It doesn't go well. Turtle can't skate or sled and Croc can't do crafts and is bored by puzzles. After storming off, they realize it is no fun without each other and come up with the perfect compromise. The cartoon illustrations are rendered in gouache and will appeal to young readers who like their friendship lessons lighthearted and fun. VERDICT Best for collections that already own the first title, but it also works as a stand-alone story on friendship.—Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA

School Library Journal

2019-06-23
Winter fun…inside or out?

Friends and neighbors Croc and Turtle each make a list of snowy-day amusements. Turtle's are all inside activities; Croc's are all outside. Like the true friends they are, they compromise and decide to do everything on both lists. They start with ice skating, but Turtle's never skated. It ends with a scary spin and a face-plant for Turtle. They switch to an indoor activity: making snowflakes. Turtle's are beautiful; Croc's are a confetti-and-tape mess. Sledding is terrifying (for Turtle), and a puzzle is boring (for Croc). The two have a falling out and go their separate ways. But a snowball fight and skiing are no fun for Croc without Turtle, and drawing and playing cards are equally joyless for Turtle…so the two apologize to each other, and Turtle has an idea. While Turtle makes cookies and cocoa inside, Croc builds an igloo outside; and the duo enjoys their warm treat in a frosty fort. Wohnoutka's second chronicle of this reptile relationship is as charming and sunny (despite the wintry setting) as the first. The text consists entirely of dialogue, with each critter's color-coded. Neither character has an assigned gender. Listeners and young readers will identify with the conflict and hopefully learn from the creative solution.

Should win this pair more friends and fans. (Picture book. 2-7)

Kirkus Reviews