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Filled with vivid characters and a touching message, Lori Rotter and Vaughan Duck have delivered yet another winning story! Highly recommend
Freckles eagerly looked forward to the Spring Chorus auditions each year, a grand event where frogs from all over the forest gathered to showcase their unique ribbits. But Freckles faced one major obstacle. Freckles could not ribbit like the other frogs. No matter how hard he tried, Freckles either sneezed or hiccupped and sounded even worse! Even with the support of his well-meaning friends, Freckles' ribbits only grew sillier, making him feel even more embarrassed.
“Hiccups?” moaned Freckles. “Well, that’s something new.”
He asked his friend Cece, “Oh, what can I do?”
It's not until Freckles unexpectedly blurts out a sound, unlike the other frogs, that his friends encourage him to feel confident enough to sing with the others.
Freckles’ Best Ribbit is a humorous adventure that highlights persistence and self-acceptance. It will inspire young readers to be confident and embrace their own unique qualities.
Freckles the frog is downhearted and feeling bad about himself. He can’t ribbit like the other frogs at the pond and will not tryout for the Spring Chorus.
Instead of improving things, his friends’ assistance backfires, causing his ribbits to turn into ribb-achoos, ribb-hiccups, and ribb-squeaks!
After much perseverence, Doc Mookie finds a solution and Freckles lets out an enormous CROAK!
Despite Doc Mookie’s cure, Freckles realizes his croak is still different from the other frogs’. After his initial hesitation, he discovers his unique style and overcomes self-doubt with the support of his friends, and croaks his heart out.
Filled with vivid characters and a touching message, Lori Rotter and Vaughan Duck have delivered yet another winning story!
Freckles’ Best Ribbit is narrated in the third person. With a forest setting, the story introduces a lovable cast of woodland animals that come in a range of colors. In this group, there’s Freckles the green frog, Georgie the pink rabbit, Cece the blue raccoon, Doc Mookie the turquoise owl, and Calvin the brown bear.
The story highlights the challenges of Freckles Frog as he navigates through a personal issue that leaves him feeling quite different from other frogs. He can’t ribbit.
The story’s lively rhymes and clever onomatopoeia will hook young listeners until the very end. Young readers are given the opportunity to actively participate in the read aloud by the author’s use of repetitive text.
The eye is drawn to brightly colored text in different sizes that adds to the humor in the story. Freckles’ large exclamations seem to leap off the page.
The humorous misadventures of Freckles’ friends as they try to help him find the right way to ribbit will make children (and grown-ups) laugh out loud. They will relate to his struggle of feeling different and attempting to fit in.
His example will teach them that self-acceptance and self-confidence are nurtured by persistence and true friendship.
Another element in the story I appreciated was how Freckles used his newfound confidence to help others find theirs. He literaly models the adage, “Pay it forward.”
Brimming with humor, color, and relatable characters, Vaughan Duck’s illustrations are sure to be adored by young readers. The combination of Freckles’ exasperated expressions and Calvin’s sleepy face after being startled by Freckles’ loud croak was especially amusing.
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Synopsis
Freckles eagerly looked forward to the Spring Chorus auditions each year, a grand event where frogs from all over the forest gathered to showcase their unique ribbits. But Freckles faced one major obstacle. Freckles could not ribbit like the other frogs. No matter how hard he tried, Freckles either sneezed or hiccupped and sounded even worse! Even with the support of his well-meaning friends, Freckles' ribbits only grew sillier, making him feel even more embarrassed.
“Hiccups?” moaned Freckles. “Well, that’s something new.”
He asked his friend Cece, “Oh, what can I do?”
It's not until Freckles unexpectedly blurts out a sound, unlike the other frogs, that his friends encourage him to feel confident enough to sing with the others.
Freckles’ Best Ribbit is a humorous adventure that highlights persistence and self-acceptance. It will inspire young readers to be confident and embrace their own unique qualities.
About the author
Lori is an award-winning toy designer and picture book author. Her large extended family keeps her laughing and inspires her story and toy ideas. Like her toys, Lori loves adding small details for kids to discover. Lori lives in New York with her husband, Steve, and a silly French bulldog. view profile
Published on June 03, 2024
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Genre: Children's
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