March 5, 2023 pick is PETER EASTER FROG by Erin Dealey, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Frog hoppity hops through the park delivering eggs and bumps into Turtle who offers to help.
Really enjoyed reading this one because it is a well-crafted joke.
7 Story Elements
Characters: Peter Easter Frog, Turtle, Cow, Dog, Squirrel, Bunny
Theme: Traditional roles
Conflict: non-conformity with social norms
Plot: Frog hops through park to deliver eggs and bumps into Turtle who offers to help. Together they deliver eggs to Cow who wants to help too. On to Dog to deliver his egg but he too wants to join the egg delivery fun. Squirrel is good at hiding things--he will help hide eggs. Through the park they all hop until they meet Bunny. Bunny isn’t happy because “I am The Bunny.” Will Frog and Bunny resolve their role identity conflict and become friends?
Setting: spring, park
Perspective: Narrator
Style: end rhyme broken
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