After a bad storm, Pibbin discovers an injured Green Frog floating past Dip's Bridge. The frog, Riff, carries a mysterious bundle and has frightening memories. And now Riff is okay, safe in Friendship Bog, Pibbin tells himself. So . . . he can join Leeper on the work party trip, can’t he? But who will take care of Riff? And who will talk to the terrible Thing? And who will rescue Sis? Pibbin has made a promise, and he means to keep it. Book 5 in TALES OF FRIENDSHIP BOG ~An easy reading adventure for ages 7 and up. ~Includes black & white illustrations and story map.
Adventure, mystery, and wild creatures all play a part in Gloria Repp's many books. She grew up in the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific Northwest, and it was there she learned a love for wilderness that pervades her stories. During the years she spent raising her three children and writing books, she also taught elementary school and worked as an editor.
She has written The Stranger's Secret with the vocabulary and simply-structured sentences appropriate for an elementary-level chapter book. Both young readers and reluctant older readers will enjoy Pibbin's adventures.