Watch Out for Muddy Puddles!

by Ben Faulks, Ben Cort (Illustrator)

Overview

Watch out for muddy puddles!
Because you never really know ...
what there might be lurking
down in the depths below.

Have you ever thought about what could be in the world below the surface of puddles? Join in as one boy finds that some are very, very deep; some are teeming with particularly peckish crocodiles – eek! – and some icy puddles hurt your bottom when you slip – ouch! Others are full of frogs, underwater kings, lost socks and – WATCH OUT! – the BIG, BAD duck ...

A joyous celebration of the imagination and splashing in puddles with the talents of the bestselling illustrator of Aliens Love Underpants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681198422
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	03/13/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	63 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Ben Faulks is an actor and writer from Cornwall, best known for his role as Mr Bloom in the CBeebies children's television show Mr Bloom's Nursery. He was nominated for a BAFTA award for best Children's Television Presenter in 2011 and the show won an RTS North And West award for best children's programme in 2011. He lives in Heptonstall, Yorkshire. This is his first picture book.

Ben Cort studied illustration at Harrow College and is the illustrator of Shark in the Dark and Aliens Love Underpants, among many others. The latter has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. He has won numerous awards including the Practical Pre-School Silver Award, the Stockport Schools' Book Award, the Sheffield Children's Book Award, the Scottish Children's Book Award, and he has been longlisted for the Greenaway Medal. Ben's interests include photography, retro tin robots and jeans - he even wore them to his wedding! He lives in Leighton Buzzard.
Ben Faulks is a British actor, presenter and children's author. He is best known for co-creating the CBeebies television series Mr Bloom's Nursery. Born in Cornwall, he earned an acting degree at Bretton Hall School of Dance&Drama and has written numerous shows for theatre. He is now based in Yorkshire.
Ben Cort studied illustration at Harrow College and is the illustrator of Shark in the Dark and Aliens Love Underpants, among others. Ben's interests include photography and computer-manipulated imaging. He lives in Battersea, England.

Editorial Reviews

"Puddle jumpers will delight in this fun, adventurous tale. . . . A storytime that will make kids want to jump in their boots and head outside on a rainy day." - School Library Journal

"The book is giddy, silly fun." - The Horn Book Guide on ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS

"Rhymed stanzas tell this silly story, which will elicit giggles from young listeners and readers. The bright cartoon illustrations-which are filled with funny underwear and a variety of pirates, including one female-make this title a storytime treat." - School Library Journal on PIRATES LOVE UNDERPANTS

From the Publisher

03/01/2018
PreS-K—Puddle jumpers will delight in this fun, adventurous tale. Vibrant horizontal and vertical spreads detail the excitement of what might be hiding beneath the surface of a puddle—lost soccer balls, frogs, underwater kings, and all types of unexpected things. The text warns readers to tread with caution—some puddles might be filled with crocodiles, transport you straight to another world, or be the home of a big, bad rubber ducky! The narrative has read-aloud appeal, despite some clunky scansion and a few forced rhymes. The bright, bold illustrations warmly reflect the over-the-top imaginative impossibilities of what may lie beneath the surface of a puddle. VERDICT Pair this appealing title with Anne Margaret Lewis's Puddle Jumpers or Richard Jackson's This Beautiful Day for a storytime that will make kids want to jump in their boots and head outside on a rainy day. Recommended for large picture book collections.—Brianne Colombo, Fairfield Free Public Library, NJ

School Library Journal

2017-12-06
A tiny tot likes puddles, but with so many things beneath the surface it might not be wise to splash in them.A white child (friends of other races join in group shots and background vignettes) with a mop of shaggy brown hair and red rubber boots is about to step into a puddle. On every page, readers can see what lies underneath. Sometimes it is fanciful: pirates or bearded merpeople playing water polo. But other times it just may be a crocodile waiting to snap (the crocs have dinner napkins comically tied around their necks, but their wide, toothy grins are still a bit menacing). One time the child even falls into a deep puddle (here the book requires that readers turn it 90 degrees to appreciate the puddle's depth): "You'll sink and sink / and go straight down— / straight down through / the planet … / tumbling past the / sandstone, / the fossils, / and the / granite." The most dreaded puddle of all is the one that contains "the BIG BAD rubber ducky." Avoid that one at all costs. Debut author Faulks falters on the rhythm and scansion at times and relies on the occasional sluggish word choice or two, but he doesn't lack in imagination. Contrary to the title, however, none of the puddles—or even any of the puddle-stomping boots—are muddy at all. Every preschooler in storytime will point that out.This may make children think twice about splashing, but hopefully it won't make them run screaming from the sidewalk every time it rains. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Review