Now? Not Yet!

by Gina Perry

Overview

Peanut and Moe are back, this time on a camping trip. Peanut wants to swim NOW, Moe says NOT YET! A sweet and cheerful book about overcoming differences.

Peanut and Moe are back!

Peanut says let's swim
Moe says time to hike
Peanut says let's swim now
Moe says time to eat a snack
Peanut says now!
Moe says time to put up the tent
Peanut says NOW!
Moe says NOT YET!

Can these two friends come together in time to save their camping trip?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101919521
Publisher:	Tundra
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Series:	Mo and Peanut
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Once upon a time, GINA PERRY picked wild blueberries, floated on lakes in her inner tube and was always on the lookout for a real moose in the woods. Now she writes and illustrates books for young readers from her New Hampshire home, where she lives with THREE monsters: her husband and two kids. She is still on the lookout for moose.

Editorial Reviews

PRAISE FOR Now? Not Yet!:

“The appealingly drawn characters and settings help make the pill of compromise go down without too much difficulty.” —Kirkus Reviews

"Now? Not Yet! is a happy combination of child empathizing and adult perspective, where a camping trip becomes a colorful metaphor for the way that, sometimes, things just work out." —Imaginary Elevators

“A cheerful and endearing story about friendship, overcoming differences, and setting goals prior to any anticipated fun [with] a resolution that is happy, sweet and rewarding.” —Resource Links

From the Publisher

2019-02-17

For two cartoon friends, patience and participation are key to making this camping trip a success.

As Peanut and Moe leave their house, Peanut wants to know if they can go swimming. "Not yet," says Moe, who is clearly into the logistics of the adventure, in counterpoint to Peanut's pleasure-principle-driven spontaneity. They go for a hike, do some bird-watching, and have a snack, all the while the increasingly frantic Peanut wants to get in the water. "Now?" "Now?" "Now!" Peanut asks and then demands as Moe seeks to establish camp, ready the tent and the fire, and unpack their packs. "Not yet." "Not yet." "Not yet!" Finally, Moe stalks off in a huff as Peanut actively if unconsciously subverts the setting-up of camp. Left alone, and aware of Moe's frustration, Peanut gets the camp into tip-top shape. Moe sneaks back into camp and yells "NOW!" and the fun begins. Peanut's arrangement of camp makes the après-swim a pleasure, as they are cozy in their towels, warmed by the fire, and happy to have their meal, and best of all come the s'mores. In Perry's illustrations, Moe looks like an elongated blue marshmallow with limbs and a long, pink nose, while Peanut looks like their namesake, but with long ears.

The appealingly drawn characters and settings help make the pill of compromise go down without too much difficulty. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews