Pip's Trip

by Janet Morgan Stoeke, Janet Morgan Stoeke (Illustrator), Leslie Bellair (Read by)

Overview

Pip, Midge, and Dot are the cute but clueless hens of Loopy Coop Farm. Every day they watch the farmer's truck drive away, and they wonder what it would be like to take a ride. Finally, Pip gathers her courage, climbs into the back, and closes her eyes. The truck rumbles to life, and when Pip opens her eyes, she's back on the farm. What a ride! But for these hens, every adventure is a misadventure, and readers are in for a funny surprise. With short, easy-to-read text and hilarious illustrations, this uproarious read-aloud will have you rumbling with laughter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780698171145
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	05/29/2014
Series:	Penguin Young Readers Level 2 Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	29 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 7 Years

About the Author

Janet Morgan Stoeke is the creator of the hen Minerva Louise, who has appeared in many books. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.Visit her website at http://www.minervalouise.com

Editorial Reviews

The Loopy Coop Hens are back and curious about the “wide world” beyond the farm; the farmer’s red truck, though it’s loud and scary, is just the ticket. But Pip ends up alone in the truck—and it starts rumbling. Stoeke’s chapter-style headings and simple sentences give early readers sure footing while conveying the hens’ personalities and emotions, as Pip’s bravado turns to fear, pride, disappointment, and eventually contentment. As lovably oblivious—but also supportive of each other—as ever, Stoeke’s hens remain a winning trio. Ages 3–5. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

PreS—The clueless chickens from The Loopy Coop Hens (Dial, 2011) return. Spying the farm truck, Pip decides she wants to go for a ride and see the wide world; Midge and Dot aren't so sure. Pip climbs into the bed of the truck, but she doesn't reckon on the loud noise, shaking, and general scariness that occur when the truck's engine starts. She covers her eyes and endures, thinking she's moving, only to be assured by her friends when she climbs out that the truck hasn't budged at all—the farmer was only repairing the engine. She and her fellow hens sit in the stationary wheelbarrow instead, because, she explains, "everything I want to see is right here." With thick black lines and bright colors, Stoeke's whimsical illustrations bring the charming characters to life. The economy and humor of the text combined with a lovely message make this book a winner.—Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD

School Library Journal

Three hens look at a pick-up truck and dream of flight. This title marks the return of Pip, Midge and Dot, three hens in Stoeke's long-running battery of chicken tales. They are an endearing triumvirate, if massively untutored in the ways of the world. Here, Pip gazes upon the farmer's truck and visions of going "out into the wide world" dance in her wee brain. The others are game but a bit queasy…and, frankly, that truck is awful loud. Comes the moment of truth, with Pip bounding off Midge's head into the truck bed, when Midge and Dot balk, leaving Pip alone in the truck. The truck roars to life, and Pip throws a blanket over her head and behaves like a chicken until the motor stills. She peeks out and, relieved, sees Midge and Dot. Pip struts a bit--"I was so brave"--until she is told the truck went nowhere; it was just turned on and off. Before embarrassment sneaks in, they clap Pip on the back and exclaim at her bravery anyway: She got in the truck! It was loud! Such good comrades, such unconditional love. Stoeke's sweeps of sherbet colors create a beckoning world, one broken into short chapters and simple text, which make this a bright challenge for early readers. The lack of perfection is rarely so comically gladdening. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews