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Bumblebee Grumblebee

By David Elliot
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Brief Description
A delightful board book for toddlers and adults to have fun experimenting with words to create funny new ones. Selected as a White Raven 2022, Kirkus Reviews Best Board Books 2022, and Bank Street Best Children's Books 2023. Playful animals get up to everyday toddler mischief... Read More
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Playful animals get up to everyday toddler mischief in this board book built on child-based word play, where each page twists animal names into funny new words that are fun to share.

“One of the great pleasures for children is when they discover you can mix up real words to make funny new ones, just by changing a letter or two—this book is cheerful, accessible and beautifully executed.”  Julia Marshall, Publisher

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A delightful board book for toddlers and adults to have fun experimenting with words to create funny new ones. Selected as a White Raven 2022, Kirkus Reviews Best Board Books 2022, and Bank Street Best Children's Books 2023.

Playful animals get up to everyday toddler mischief in this board book built on child-based wordplay, where each page twists animal names into funny new words that are fun to share.

With illustrations drawn from a toddler's world, babies and young children will recognise each activity—getting dressed, playing, painting (including themselves), having a bath, using the potty—and see how the animal makes the mischievous most of it.

The bumblebee breaks its toy—bumblebee grumblebee!

The cockatoo is getting dressed—cockatoo sockatoo!

The pelican tries out the potty—pelican smellican!

What will turtle do? Everybody gathers for the final squirtle.

Built for adults, babies, and toddlers to share and read aloud, this fresh and sweet board book encourages experimentation with words and sounds, just by changing a letter or two.

Other books by David Elliot:

Oink

Henry’s Map

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781776574025

Publisher: Gecko Press

Format: Board book

Date Published: 01 November 2021

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Gecko Press

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Elliot

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 170.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 18

Collections

Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational David Elliot New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published

About the Author

David Elliot is one of New Zealand’s leading children’s book illustrators. He has won many awards, including the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award and the Russell Clark Award for Illustration at the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for Snark. Elliot has an international reputation, and has illustrated for Brian Jacques’ Redwall and Castaways series, for U.S. authors T.A. Barron and Jeffrey Kluger, and for John Flanagan’s bestselling Ranger’s Apprentice series. Elliot was born in Ashburton and lives in Dunedin. David Elliot is one of New Zealand’s leading children’s book illustrators. He has won many awards, including the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award and the Russell Clark Award for Illustration at the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for Snark. Elliot has an international reputation, and has illustrated for Brian Jacques’ Redwall and Castaways series, for U.S. authors T.A. Barron and Jeffrey Kluger, and for John Flanagan’s bestselling Ranger’s Apprentice series. Elliot was born in Ashburton and lives in Dunedin.

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