Ping and Pong the Penguins (Talking Back) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789212447 ISBN 13: 9780789212443

Publisher: Abbeville Kids, 2015

Synopsis

What happens when a storybook character encounters the illustrator who drew him and talks back? In this imaginative series, four animals engage with the illustrator’s hand in amusing and sometimes infuriating! ways. These interactive stories, featuring bold graphics that will appeal to artists and art teachers, are excellent read-aloud books for young children.

Two stubborn birds quarrel upon meeting, each wanting to be the sole star of the book. Gradually, their competiveness turns to camaraderie as they encounter an artist wielding an eraser threatening their very existence!

About this title

About the Author:

Sylviane Gangloff, an artist based in France, holds a degree in illustration from the School of Decorative Arts of Strasbourg.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 1—After introducing themselves to readers, two quarrelsome penguins turn on each other, indignant that they have to share the book. "What are you doing in my book?" Gradually, their competitiveness turns to camaraderie as they encounter an artist wielding an eraser—threatening their very existence! The artist provides the birds with some art supplies, and, working together, they are able not only to redraw themselves but also turn the book's plain white backgrounds into a frosty polar field of icebergs and open sea. The illustrations are crisp and clear and realistically rendered. VERDICT Part of a four-book series, these interactive stories will appeal to young children and art teachers.—Paula Huddy, the Blake School-Highcroft Campus, Wayzata, MN

About this edition

• Publisher: Abbeville Kids
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0789212447
• ISBN 13: 9780789212443
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 36
• Illustrator: Gangloff Sylviane