The Mysterious Tadpole

by Steven Kellogg, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator)

Overview

It's Louis's birthday and Uncle McAllister has brought him a very special gift&150a tadpole all the way from Scotland! Louis can hardly wait for Alphonse to grow into a frog. But it soon becomes clear that Alphonse is not turning into any ordinary frog. First Alphonse outgrows his jar, then the sink, and then the bathtub! This new edition of The Mysterious Tadpole boasts reimagined story twists and entirely new illustrations. The lovable giant of a tadpole has grown into something even more wonderful!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142401408
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	06/17/2004
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 11.50(h) x 0.16(d)
Lexile:	710L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Steven Kellogg is a beloved author and illustrator who has published more than 100 picture books, including the classics The Mysterious Tadpole, Can I Keep Him?, The Island of the Skog, and Is Your Mama a Llama?, and Pinkerton, Behave!, which was on Horn Book's and Booklist’s Best of the Year lists and led to four sequels. Kellogg is a winner of the Regina Medal for his lifetime contribution to children’s literature. His books have received numerous accolades, such as being named Reading Rainbow featured selections and winning the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Award, and the Parents’ Choice Award.

Editorial Reviews

Louis gets the gift that keeps on giving or growing, rather. The story about a boy and his burgeoning birthday present returns in a 25th-anniversary edition featuring revised text and full-color illustrations. Ages 4-up. (June) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Louis's uncle gives him a tadpole from Scotland, and soon Louis finds that his pet, Alphonse, is growing in ways that defy explanation. Kevin Free's simple narration of this story is pleasant, and his boyish voice nicely sketches the growing relationship between Louis and his pet. Free captures the pair's growing dilemma as Alphonse moves from bowl to sink, to tub, to pool, and appears to enjoy Kellogg's solution to the problem, which is guaranteed to delight your children as well. Be sure to get a copy of the book so as not to miss Kellogg's terrific illustrations of the mysterious tadpole's transformation. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine

OCT/NOV 03 - AudioFile