Two accidental friends use innovation, trial and error, and some help from an unusual acquaintance to find their way home again.
Peeper the bird and Zeep the alien both love to fly. When the little bird and the young alien meet after a tumble from the sky, they must band together to figure out a way home. With the help of the innovative but eccentric A. Frog, the three friends try various machines to get Peeper and Zeep off the ground and back home. One machine leaves them stuck in a pond. Another leaves them stuck in a tree. So the three friends cooperate to design an alternate solution. Peeper and Zeep learn the meaning of friendship and family.
Guided Reading Level E
This book is obviously for very beginner readers, and I think some impulse to rate it low might come from the fact that it's a bit repetitive, the sentences are short with short words, etc.--but these are obviously features for the intended audience. I admit the plot might not be the most original thing I have ever encountered in a picture book, but it's good and there are a lot of positive messages woven in about teamwork, creativity, trying after failure, etc. even though the book is not remotely preachy. The style of artwork (which you can see on the cover) is not my personal favorite because I go in for lavish illustrations and lots of detail, but I think it's cool that the art somewhat mimics what a kid might actually draw, and I can imagine a lot of kids being excited that a book that has drawings that look like *theirs* is out there in the world.
Reading updates
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26 March, 2017:
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26 March, 2017:
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