BOOK NAME: THE TERRIBLE PLOP
AUTHOR: URSULA DUBOSARSKY
ILLUSTRATOR: ANDREW JOYNER
PUBLISHER: PENGUIN GROUP AUSTRALIA
PAGES: 40
AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+
This is a well-loved book at our home, and you could see the spine for it.
The terrible plop is based on ancient Tibetan myth. The story starts where six rabbits were eating snacks and chilling by the shore of the lake. Suddenly they heard a ‘plop’ sound and the rabbits thought the terrible plop was back to eat them. The terrified rabbits ran as fast as their legs would take them and seeing them running slowly, the animals ran for their lives. The information about the terrible plop passed like a forest fire, and when it reached the bear, he couldn’t believe someone was stronger than it. He pulled the little rabbit and asked the rabbit to show where the ‘plop’ is? The frightened rabbit took him to the place where it heard the plop and the bear was waiting for the ‘plop’ to show up. Suddenly, they heard the ‘plop’, This time, the rabbit was not frightened, but the bear ran away, fearing for his life. What makes the bear scared?
A very humorous story and every page are filled with a rhythm. Nathan loved reading this one, and he often giggles saying, Oh no, that’s an apple sound and that’s not a terrible plop. All pages are filled with charming illustrations and the drawings are so vibrant. The author and illustrator did a nice job with the text and the illustrations.
This book will be a dominant discussion on unique sounds and how a piece of small, unnecessary information can end up in a trouble like this.
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