Media:Paperback Pages:32 Shipping Weight (lbs):0.4 Dimensions (in):11.5 x 9 x 0.2
ISBN:0230015506 EAN:9780230015500 ASIN:0230015506
Publication Date:July 4, 2008 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Shipping:International shipping available Condition:BRAND NEW. UK BASED SELLERS, SENT OUT IN 2 WORKING DAYS.
Pretty AwfulDecember 11, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Too long, contrived rhymes, poor illustration, too much going on and an average ending. It's a nice idea but poorly executed. The illustration looks as if it was done a bit too quickly and is fairly unmemorable. There are too many characters and the story doesn't flow any where as well as Julia's other books. Compared to Julia's other stories this is marginally more expensive - probably because it's a longer story. By the end of the story I didn't like "Drip" and after two readings my son (3) didn't want to hear it again. If in doubt go Gruffalo!!!
Not one of her bestNovember 12, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
A fine story, but the text is clunky and really doesn't scan at all well at some points. The boy likes it, though.
GeniusFebruary 18, 2008 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love Julia Donaldson's books because they entertain the adult as well as the child. They hold us spellbound on the settee as we revel in the rhymes and sway with the rhythms. My five year old boy loves Tyrannosauruses and my 4 year old girl likes the families of dinosaurs and the tiny egg-carrying Compognathus. Even when I'm tired, I feel better after reading one of JD's masterpieces aloud, and the little ones go to bed content because there's always a happy ending.
An excellent addition to any collectionJanuary 4, 2008 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is another Donaldson triumph. I have used it in a number of storytime sessions with a wide variety of ages and it goes down a storm. The language is clever with repetition and sing song moments. The baddies are really bad the goodies are really loveable and the illustrations are excellent. Give it a try. You'll like it!
A roaring successNovember 10, 2007 15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This was given to my son for his 4th birthday and has become a firm favourite. It is a smoothly flowing rhyming story that begs to be told with silly voices at various different decibels. It is nicely illustrated and I agree with previous reviewers that instead of being as bold and colourful as we would expect from a Donaldson offering, it requires a little more observation from the reader as there is more than meets the eye in some pages: on this basis it is definitely a book a child could grow with and get more out of each time it is read.
