Poppleton and Friends (Poppleton Series)

by Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague (Illustrator)

Overview

From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and acclaimed illustrator Mark Teague comes Poppleton, a posh and persnickety pig with friends and adventure abound!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Poppleton has the best friends! When he's feeling landlocked, Hudson goes to the shore with him. When he has dry, flaky skin, Cherry Sue helps him treat it. And when Poppleton grows tired of eating grapefruit, his friends help him find an even better way to live a long and healthy life. This Acorn edition contains brand-new content, including story prompts and how-to-draw pages!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338566697
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	11/05/2019
Series:	Poppleton
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	103,611
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 6.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	420L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Cynthia Rylant has written more than 100 books, including Dog Heaven, Cat Heaven, and the Newbery Medal-winning novel Missing May. She lives with her pets in Oregon.
Mark Teague is the international bestselling illustrator (and author) of more than 50 books for children. His numerous awards and honors include the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the Christopher Medal. He has illustrated 12 full-size books and 11 board books in the widely successful How Do Dinosaurs...? series. He is the author of the popular Dear Mrs. LaRue, Firehouse!, and Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries. He lives in New York State.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Poppleton series:

* "Roundly appealing." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "This sincere... pig will make beginning readers giggle." — School Library Journal, starred review

"A perfect choice for beginning readers." — Booklist

From the Publisher

K-Gr 2Poppleton is back. In the first story, the charming pig and his mouse friend, Hudson, travel to the shore where they find shells and eat cheese sandwiches. On the bus ride they meet a group of older ladies who teach them songs and dances and how to win at poker. In the second episode, Poppleton wrestles with the burden of dry skin. He combats it by pouring cooking oil over himself. But, alas, instead of curing the problem, it only makes him hungry for french fries. Cherry Sue, a llama, suggests honey as a cure, but honey makes him think of biscuits. Finally, Cherry Sue, good friend that she is, solves the problem with an amusing twist. In the third and final chapter, Poppleton hears on TV that eating grapefruit can increase one's lifespan. When the enthusiastic pig tastes one, though, his lips turn outside in, tears come to his eyes, and his face turns green. Hudson then supplies the answer to a long life: friends, of course. Teague's exuberant illustrations show the engaging characters enjoying life and one another. This is a wonderful, easy-to-read chapter book that will leave children laughing out loud.Suzanne Hawley, Laurel Oak Elementary School, Naples, FL

School Library Journal

In this second outing for the kindly pig (Poppleton, 1997), readers learn that the keys to happiness are in sharing, kindness, and friendship. Rylant (see review above) features Poppleton's genial interactions with his friends Hudson, a mouse, and Cherry Sue, a llama, in three easy-to-read chapters. The first story is the strongest, when Poppleton boards a bus for the beach and a group of amiable older ladies share songs, poker secrets, and laughs with him and Hudson. At the beach, Poppleton and Hudson enjoy an easy companionship and then recall their good day for Cherry Sue when they return home. In the second story, good-natured Cherry Sue helps Poppleton battle "dry skin" while gently prompting the pig to clean up. In the final story, Poppleton discovers that friendship is the secret to living a long life, a comforting thoughtsimple and pure at heart. This is a far stronger showing than the first book, and Teague makes Rylant's characters all the more lovable.

Kirkus Reviews