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The Croaky Pokey!

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This groovy spin on the Hokey Pokey is sure to have the whole family on their feet! Now in fun-size board book format.

In a zany variation on the beloved song and game, an unsuspecting fly suggests to a group of musical frogs that it’s time to do the Croaky Pokey. Each goofy frog gets a chance to show off its dance moves, hopping and bopping around the pond. But will the fly figure out that these frogs are really after some lunch? That’s what it’s all about!

From a Geisel Winner and Daytime Emmy Nominee, this musical story is the perfect at-home readaloud or classroom tool to get preschool kids moving.

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ISBN-13:	9780823441501
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	01/15/2019
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	1,002,901
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Ethan Long’s books for children have nearly 2.5 million copies in print, including Pug, which recieved a starred review from Kirkus. Ethan won a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for Up, Tall and High and got a daytime Emmy nomination for his animated series Tasty Time with ZeFronk, which aired on the Disney Channel from 2008–2016. He lives in Florida with his family.

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"Long . . . has a gift for conveying manic, obsessive personalities (he's a master of the googly eye), and he has found a great match in a song of relentless, rote cheeriness. The Hokey Pokey will never look the same—and that's a good thing."—Publishers Weekly

"Children will giggle throughout, especially at the surprise ending, and will be singing and dancing along in seconds flat. A nice choice for school and home and a good choice for reluctant readers, full of energy, humor and fun."—Kirkus Reviews

"Long's energetic illustrations are done in watercolor and colored pencil, and their cartoonish style adds to the fun."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

What looks like a mild-mannered, amphibian-themed variation on the birthday party favorite turns out to be a nifty little comedy about best-laid plans. Inspired by a tasty-looking dragonfly, a group of frogs decides to perform their own version of the Hokey Pokey. The first part of the song is familiar ("Put your right hand in..."), but each verse is intended to end with a snack: "Hop the Croaky Pokey/ As we chase a fly around,/ Right in the froggy's mouth!/ Whap!") The problem is, not a single member of the froggy chorus can catch the fly. Consternation and frustration build as a gator and an egret join in, with equally unimpressive results, and everyone ends up tangled in sticky tongues—everyone, that is, except for a sly fish. Long (One Drowsy Dragon) has a gift for conveying manic, obsessive personalities (he's a master of the googly eye), and he has found a great match in a song of relentless, rote cheeriness. The Hokey Pokey will never look the same—and that's a good thing. Ages 2–6. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 1—Long's version of the traditional song features frogs sitting on a riverbank and on lily pads, eyeing a fly enticingly near. They put their various body parts in and out, waving them about and singing "Hop the Croaky Pokey/As we chase a fly around,/Right in the froggy's mouth!" One frog after another shoots out a bubble-gum pink tongue, but the smiling fly evades them. Frogs play trumpet, trombone, and harmonica as an alligator, a stork, and a turtle join the game. Spreads show the unsuccessful "WHAP!" of the frogs and the "Snap!" of the alligator and stork. Their expressions change from pleasant anticipation to exasperation as the fly circles blissfully out of reach. After putting their whole bodies in, they all try to get the fly, tying themselves up with their own tongues. A savvy fish leaps out of the water and gets it, "Right in the fishy's mouth!" which—as everyone knows—is what it's all about. Long's energetic illustrations are done in watercolor and colored pencil, and their cartoonish style adds to the fun. Pair this picture book with Lisa Wheeler's Hokey Pokey (Little, Brown, 2006) for an upbeat storytime.—Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN

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