The Terrible Plop

Ursula Dubosarsky
Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner
Run! Quick! Here comes the Plop! Although the characters (a cute little bunny and his friends) do not find out that the Plop is only a little splash made by an apple in a nearby lake until the end of the story, the exciting PLOP gets all the forest animals running. Although the story is a little corny and slightly ridiculous, there is a cute rhyming scheme that follows along as the little bunny tells his friends about the great PLOP that is on its way. I did not think that this book had much more than a decent rhyme and found it to be tedious at times to read... I suppose very young readers may like this, but past 1st grade would be a stretch. To be completely honest, I am amazed this was published - I am not too sure where the author was going with this book, but it sure ended in a great FLOP.

Ages: 3-6