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Plummet

Plummet

by TonyPayne (Author), EmilyBolam (Illustrator), JanPayne (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

    $7.55
Synopsis

A Flying Frog who cannot fly? Poor little Plummet thinks he's the only one in the whole wide world. He's so sad about it, he's even lost his smile. And then he meets a fabulous Flying Frog called Be-Bop. Plummet thinks she will never be his friend. Who wants anything to do with a Flying Frog who can't get airborne? But Plummet's got Be-Bop all wrong. Soon, with her help and understanding, the sky's the limit. Follow Plummet as he goes from the saddest frog in the world to the smiliest in just 32 pages! Wonderfully illustrated by Emily Bolam, this is a perfect picture book for inspiring self-belief.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 32
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Orion Childrens
Published: 21 Jul 2005
ISBN 10: 1842551442
ISBN 13: 9781842551448
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
 Book Overview: A frogging brilliant picture book! A read aloud riot of wonderful words, pictures and visual jokes to entertain two-to-five year olds. A heartwarming story to give children self-confidence and self-belief. Exotically illustrated by Emily Bolam, who illustrated the tip-top 'Three Little Witches', also published by Orion Children's Books. Frogs have never been so funky! The attractive froggy environment easily carries the message of overcoming failure and finding friendship. The Guardian

Media Reviews
'...a lovely, amusing and touching story with gorgeous pictures.' -- Debbie Williams PRIMARY TIMES 'A perfect, simple story... a wonderful book about friendship and acceptance, with fantastic pictures.' -- Sophie Hannah LOOK AT A BOOK (THE GUARDIAN) 'A lovely story about a late-achieving frog, wittily and colourfully illustrated by Emily Bolam.' -- Janey Hulme THE TEACHER
Author Bio
Emily Bolam trained at Brighton Art College and is a very successful illustrator of children's books, among them Francesca Simon's MIAOW MIAOW, BOW WOW and Georgie Adams' THREE LITTLE WITCHES (both Orion). She lives and works in Brighton. Tony and Jan Payne are a husband and wife writing team who live in the Dordogne area of France. For a time they had their own card company, Payne Family Cards, designing and publishing pop-up greetings cards for children. They are now concentrating on developing their remarkable and original talents writing stories for young readers. Emily Bolam trained at Brighton Art College and went straight on to illustrate children's books. She lives and works in Brighton