Porcupette and Moppet

by Nadine Poper, Alicia Young (Artist)

Overview

“Parents who choose 'Porcupette and Moppet' for its read-aloud pleasure will find this a thoroughly engaging, refreshingly original story, while youngsters with rudimentary reading skills receive a fine lesson in differences, predators and prey, and the value of information.” —D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

“A clever lesson about situational awareness and the value of reading a book before acting.” —Kirkus Reviews

Porcupette loves to spend days alone in the quiet forest reading. But when Moppet, a bumbling predator, comes along with his silly antics and non-stop rambling, Porcupette’s sanctuary is turned topsy-turvy. When Moppet finally makes his move, they both get a big surprise that suggests Moppet should read more, and Porcupette should listen more carefully. Alicia Young’s delightful art brings even more life and humor to Nadine Poper’s fun and educational story about a porcupine, a fisher, and their natural relationship in the wild.

“Though the tension of predator versus prey is present throughout this ode to reading, Moppet is so charming in his dialogue and in Young’s (Mason the Bull and the Magical Christmas Tree, 2018, etc.) pitch-perfect, anthropomorphic cartoon illustrations that readers won’t feel too frightened for Porcupette.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Highly recommended both for its leisure value and its pointed insights about different personalities and creatures, Porcupette and Moppet is a lovely picture book that promises lasting attraction and interest to parents and library collections alike.” —D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780981493831
Publisher:	Clear Fork Media Group LLC
Publication date:	11/01/2019
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 10.75(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nadine Poper is an elementary librarian for an urban Pennsylvania school district who loves how fortunate she is to be surrounded all day by books and children to share them with. She is a mom to three boys. As a big fan of dachshunds, she has published three children's books about them and attends many dachshund events. She lives in Blandon, Pennsylvania where you can find her gardening, working with Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue, and of course writing children's books. You can learn more about her by visiting NadinePoper.Weebly.com.

Alicia Young was raised in a very artistic home and surrounded by constant creativity. When she was 10 years old, Alicia's parents started an art school for kids in her childhood home-This was a creative girl's dream come true! Alicia attended the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in beautiful Connecticut and received her BFA degree in Painting in 2009. Since then, Alicia has enjoyed illustrating children's books, painting portraits, and experimenting with new forms of art whenever she has the chance. You can read more about Alicia and see some of her artwork at AliciaYoungArt.com.

Editorial Reviews

"Highly recommended both for its leisure value and its pointed insights about different personalities and creatures, Porcupette and Moppet is a lovely picture book that promises lasting attraction and interest to parents and library collections alike." - D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher

2019-10-10
Poper (Randall and Randall, 2019, etc.) offers another science-based picture book about a pair of animals.Porcupette the porcupine loves to read. But sticking his nose in a "very important book" could lead to trouble when Moppet, a fisher, starts hanging around. From Moppet's introduction—"Pleased to eat you"—young readers will grasp the idea that this friendly-looking creature is actually out to get Porcupette. But while Moppet tries to interrupt Porcupette's reading with his antics, the rodent continues to peruse his book, about fishers, until he gets to the most relevant information: They hunt porcupines. Luckily, Porcupette's distraction doesn't end badly; as it turns out, the book also explains that fishers need to hunt prickly porcupines from the front to avoid the quills, a fact Moppet had clearly never read. Though the tension of predator versus prey is present throughout this ode to reading, Moppet is so charming in his dialogue and in Young's (Mason the Bull and the Magical Christmas Tree, 2018, etc.) pitch-perfect, anthropomorphic cartoon illustrations that readers won't feel too frightened for Porcupette. Poper's dialogue, interspersed with the text of Porcupette's book, flows naturally, and despite the very factual tone of the science tidbits, the vocabulary is never too intimidating for newly independent readers. The design, which features various colored backgrounds behind pieces of text, neatly alerts the audience to who's speaking.

A clever lesson about situational awareness and the value of reading a book before acting.

Kirkus Reviews