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The Croaky Pokey!
by
Ethan Long
Youngsters are invited to join in the froggy fun with this hopping and bopping version of a favorite song and game. Full color.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 7th 2011
by Holiday House
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Sep 22, 2011
Rebecca
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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picture-book,
preschool,
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rebecca-favorites,
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A fun book that is great for read-alouds to bigger groups or just you and your child(ren). I'm not sure who could read this without breaking into sing-song mode. The illustrations are big, colorful, and clear. You know, I love more artsy illustrations and am crazy for mixed medium stuff, but for storytimes (I'm on staff at a public library in the children's dept.) you really have to have clear images so everyone can see--and vibrant colors certainly help. The pictures on the last couple pages ar...more
There's a point in Youth Services when you figure out that you can turn the "Hokey Pokey" into anything. This year we have done the Pirate Pokey, Hockey Pokey, Turkey Pokey, etc, etc. So, on one hand, I'm not terribly impressed with this book because it's not anything I haven't done. On the other hand, the illustrations are cute, and there is a little visual joke that the kids are sure to love. Not my favorite frog book, but for those of us who haven't Hokey-Pokey'ed to everything under the sun,...more
This hilarious amphibian version of the classic "Hokey Pokey" reveals what it really is all about. A frog tries his best to capture a fly buzzing just out of reach. As the verses of the "Croaky Pokey" spill across the book's pages, each ending is punctuated with tongues whapping, beaks and mouths snapping, until all are entangled and silent. The clever watercolor and pencil illustrations will put smiles on young faces as they enhance the text so cleverly. Young readers will request this one repe...more
A very funny, froggy version of the Hokey Pokey. Frogs do all the movements, but instead of each verse ending with "that's what it's all about" it ends with "Hop the croaky pokey as we chase a fly around, right in the froggy's mouth!" Only somehow the froggy never manages to catch that doggone fly. The pictures are hilarious as the frogs dance about and the poor inept frog who tries to catch the fly is thwarted at every attempt. Great surprise ending, too!
Always on the lookout for books to use in music-themed storytime, this is a great new option! A fly teases frogs throughout the text of the classic song (containing a slight variation from the original: "Hop the Croaky Pokey as we chase a fly around, Right in the Froggy's mouth"). This fly alludes capture, resulting in amusing consequences for the swamp creatures. Hysterical twist at the end of the book will have preschoolers squealing with laughter!
In this hilarious version of the well-known children's song, a pond full of animals -- frogs, fish, birds, and alligators -- try to catch a bug while singing and dancing to the renamed song, froggy version. The author/illustrator says, "The illustrations for this book were created using frog saliva and bug juice, painted with a stork feather. Actually, it was watercolor and colored pencil." Funny picture book for ages 2-7.
This twist on the Hokey Pokey is hilarious. A fly taunts a frog with a variation on the Hokey Pokey called Croaky Pokey. Poor frog is trying to catch that fly and ends up irritating the other creatures around him. But maybe there is a consequence for being a smart-mouth fly...the illustrations make this story. Bright, lively, and just perfect.
This variation on the Hokey Pokey is a surefire singalong storytime hit!
Note on the text: "The oldest known printed version is 'Hinkum-Booby' and appeared in Popular Rhymes of Scotland by R. Chamber, published in Ediburgh in 1842."
Hinkum-Booby. Snort.
Note on the text: "The oldest known printed version is 'Hinkum-Booby' and appeared in Popular Rhymes of Scotland by R. Chamber, published in Ediburgh in 1842."
Hinkum-Booby. Snort.
A fun version of the Hokey Pokey. You'll have a hard time getting kids to sit still to this one. If you read this one aloud to a group of kids you must PROMISE to make a little fly to chase around the library (mine's on a lolly stick).
Goofy version of the Hokey Pokey...nice touch to provide citations and and origins for this ubiquitous song. Love the animals getting more and more frustrated about not catching that fly...and REALLY LOVE what happens at the end!
Dec 06, 2011
Melanie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
children-s-literature,
picture-book,
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humorous-stories
An amazingly fabulous take on the Hokey Pokey. In this book frogs are trying to catch a fly. But as they hop and flap about they keep missing the fly until finally a fish gets him. All of the frogs are tied up in each other's tongues!
GREAT book for storytime. Another version of the Hokey Pokey which can get old after singing it a million times. I can't wait to share this with my regular storytime group!
Frogs sing and do their own version of the Hokey Pokey.
A great book for story time where the kids can join in on the reading/singing. Bright illustrations and funny too
A great book for story time where the kids can join in on the reading/singing. Bright illustrations and funny too
This book was great fun that kids will love. It's the hokey pokey, frog style and the illustrations are very funny. Good for kids of all ages.
My class LOVED this book. It can be very interactive - and I used the pictures for inferring. So, all in all, a good read-aloud.
Fun and funny rendition of the hokey pokey. Might be hard to do the actions AND read the story, but worth a try in storytime.
A cute take on a favorite song. Would be a great storytime read and the fun part is that it has a bit of a surprise ending!
Fun, fun, fun! The frog-version of the Hokey Pokey, this one is easy to sing and everyone loves "whapping" the flies.
Fun twist on an old favorite. The rhythm fits the story, and it's still short enough to read to young children.
We loved singing this book! The kids were great at acting it out and laughing at all the right parts.
Very fun sing-along. It will get the kids up and moving! The illustrations are also very funny and engaging.
This is a fun way to get students moving. As we read, the students love to join in and shout Whap!
The frog's version of the hokey pokey. Will be a big hit at storytimes.
Just the hokey pokey with a few different words and froggy pictures.
Needed to add to my song parody collection -- builds on Hokey Pokey.
Very funny! The illustrations are cute.
This will be very fun for frog storytime.
Cute version of the Hokey Pokey.
A great lyrical read for storytimes!
illustrations are hilarious
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