Pokko and the Drum
Hardcover – Picture Book, October 1, 2019
A Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books · Hardcover · October 1, 2019
Four starred reviews!
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- Who it’s for
- A frog's drum turns a quiet forest into a surprisingly crowded musical procession.
- Themes
- Art and creativity, Persistence, Family
- Pacing
- Fast
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Four starred reviews! A Today Show Best Book of the Year An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 From E.B. White Read Aloud honor artist Matthew Forsythe comes an “extraordinary” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) picture book about a magical drum, an emerald forest, and the little frog who dares to make her own music. The biggest mistake Pokko’s parents ever made was giving her the drum.
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When Pokko takes the drum deep into the forest it is so quiet, so very quiet that Pokko decides to play. And before she knows it she is joined by a band of animals —first the raccoon, then the rabbit, then the wolf—and soon the entire forest is following her. Will Pokko hear her father’s voice when he calls her home? Pokko and the Drum is a story about art, persistence, and a family of frogs living in a mushroom.
A Drum's Following
A frog's drum turns a quiet forest into a surprisingly crowded musical procession.
Come here for
- A magical drum, forest animals, and a frog making her own music
- Art, persistence, and family in a gently unruly picture-book tale
Expect
- A quiet beginning that gathers into a forest-wide band
- A lively picture-book read-aloud with music at its heart
Where it sits
| Music Stories | 90% |
|---|---|
| Frogs & Toads | 58% |
| Imagination & Play | 56% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cat Stories
- Big Feelings
- Friendship
- Authors
- Matthew Forsythe
- Publisher
- A Paula Wiseman Book/Beach Lane Books
- Published
- October 1, 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Art and creativity · Persistence · Family
- Reading lane
- Cat Stories