The Little Puddle

Pip and Posy

by Axel Scheffler

Book by Scheffler, Axel

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Friendship, Fiction, Storytime, Animals

Hardcover

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Axel was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn’t think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition.

He moved to England in 1982 to learn English and study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art and then set up home in London. Axel illustrated a number of books for various publishers, and in 1993 Kate suggested him as the illustrator for Julia Donaldson’s first picture book text, A Squash and a Squeeze. This was the start of a hugely successful partnership: their bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold over three-and-a-half million copies worldwide, and the TV animation was broadcast on Christmas day 2009.

Axel has illustrated a number of other highly successful books, including Muddle Farm, and his books have been translated into 42 languages.

Axel lives in London with his partner and young daughter.

from http://nosycrow.com/authors-etc/axel-...

Reviews

[Simone]

Lovely little book that talks about little accidents (puddles) that little people do. So cute.

[Jasmine's]

Great book for toilet training as it explains accidents are ok x

[Danielle]

In the day of the life of a toddler accidents are simply a fact of life. For Pip and Posy who love to play the day away the accident comes in the form of a little puddle. Fortunately Posy is a wonderful friend and helps Pip to clean up, get dressed and get back to playing. The next time Pip doesn’t forget, but remembers and uses the potty.

What a brilliant series! Pip and Posy is a new series by Axel Scheffler who many know from his popular illustrations for The Gruffalo and it has quickly become a favorite of ours. Much like the Tilly and Friends series by Polly Dunbar, Pip & Posy find themselves in everyday situations that most toddlers & preschoolers find themselves in. The illustrations are adorable and Pip & Posy are two characters kiddos can’t help but connect with.

With The Little Puddle it was instant love for Littlebug. We actually received a copy a few months ago and began reading it right around the time she began potty training. Now, this certainly isn’t a “potty training” book, but it absolutely helped! It became particularly helpful after she reached the point where she was no longer relying on pull-ups to catch her accidents. Every so often she’d have an accident and had a tendency to really get upset about it, even seeing Pip have his accident made her sad at first. What was wonderful was how through her reading she learned that it was still important to keep trying to make it to the potty, but if she didn’t it was something that happened to everyone and not to worry. Which to me was an invaluable lesson, and one that’s helped both of us tremendously!

Pip and Posy and the Little Puddle by Axel Scheffler is a marvelous new story for kiddos that helps them understand that everyone has accidents. This could certainly be applied to any number of things and not only potty related accidents. Helping kiddos to know that accidents are a part of life can help to reduce stress and help them enjoy life and childhood that much more. In our home I’ve even seen a reduction in the amount of accidents since our reading of Pip and Posy and the Little Puddle began. The new Pip and Posy series is one I’d highly recommend to anyone who reads to a toddler/preschooler at any time!

Originally reviewed and copyrighted at my site, There's A Book.

[Pi]

Kolejna cześć z serii POLA I PIOTRUŚ, tym razem PLAMA i jest to moja faworytka... ale czekam na kolejne książeczki z tej serii. Cenię ich urok, ciepło, pozytywną energię, barwność i to, że w prosty sposób mówią o ważnych rzeczach i uczą dzieci zrozumienia, serdeczności, pomysłowości i przyjaźni.
PLAMA opowiada o przykrym zdarzeniu, jakie przecież małym dzieciom może się łatwo przydarzyć - mianowicie Piotruś robi siku podczas zabawy z Polą. Bardzo się tym martwi, ale Pola mówi, że nic się nie stało, pożycza mu suche ubranie, czyści plamę, a na końcu oboje się kąpią w wannie pełnej bąbelków. Niby proste, niby jasne, niby nic takiego - ale w moim odczuciu bardzo ważne.
Oczywiście nie mogę przemilczeć wspaniałych ilustracji Axela Schefflera (autor ilustracji m.in. do GRUFFALO). Powtórzę to, co pisałam przy tomie HULAJNOGA - jego obrazy są pełne szczegółów, opowieści w opowieści. Dzieci mogą mówić co widzą, komentować to, co się dzieje na drugim planie. Jest to szczególnie interesująca propozycja dla małych dzieci.
Uwielbiam ten nacisk na przyjaźń, na jej znaczenie i na to, jak powinni się prawdziwi przyjaciele zachowywać, jak powinni się wspierać. POLA I PIOTRUŚ, to urocza para bohaterów, z którą wasza pociecha będzie szczęśliwie dorastać.
Są to także fantastycznie wydanie książeczki, z dmuchaną, twardą okładką i świetnej jakości papierem. Barwy są intensywne a wykonie sprawi, że te książki pozostaną z wami na lata i będziecie do nich wracać z sentymentem. Polecam i czekam na KOLEJNE TOMY.

ups... i co teraz?
8/10
POLA I PIOTRUŚ
Wydawnictwo Wilga

[Justus228]

Już jutro swoją premierę będą miały najnowsze książeczki z serii Pola i Piotruś od @wydawnictwo_wilga 😍 Te dwie niepozorne historie to naprawdę wartościowe pozycje, które z pewnością powinny być czytane najmłodszym dzieciakom. Dedykowane są dla dzieci w wieku 0-2, bowiem są napisane naprawdę prostym językiem, który zdecydowanie będzie dla nich bardziej zrozumiały.

⭐Pola i Piotruś to dwójka przyjaciół, która dziennie zmaga się z wyzwaniami dnia codziennego. Mogą na siebie liczyć w każdej sytuacji, nawet gdy podczas zabawy dochodzi do "małych wypadków". Są dla siebie życzliwi, dobrzy i pomocni, co jest naprawdę ważne w życiu każdego dorastającego dziecka. I to, jest tutaj przekazanie w naprawdę przyjemny i klarowny sposób. Czy to w momencie, gdy Pola bez pytania zabiera hulajnogę Piotrusia i zjeżdżając z górki, rozbija sobie kolano, a ten od razu przychodzi jej z pomocą i pocieszeniem, pomimo złości jaką wcześniej odczuwał, czy też w momencie, gdy Piotruś podczas wspólnej zabawy z Polą, zapomina o pójściu do toalety i zdarza mu się "mokry wypadek", a Pola go pociesza i daje swoje ubranka, aby wspólnie mogli kontynuować zabawę.

⭐Niewielka ilość tekstu, uzupełniona jest kolorowymi i przyjemnymi ilustracjami, które przyciągną uwagę niejednego małego człowieka. Do tego można też pobawić się w znajdowanie określonych rzeczy na ilustracjach, jeśli oprócz czytanej historii dziecko samo z siebie będzie pokazywać różne przedmioty, które znajdują się na obrazkach. To może być też idealny sposób na poznawanie nowych słów 🙂

[Storm]

'The Little Puddle' follows the story of two friends, Pip and Posy, as they play together at Pip's house. When Pip wets himself at Posy's house the book explores accidents and embarrassment and teaches children that there is no shame in any accidents they might have. The story is encouraging and relatable to younger children allowing the story to better engage their interest. The illustrations are bright and support the story well, depicting the action in such detail that a child could follow the story from the illustrations alone.

'The Little Puddle' is suitable for reading aloud to a Nursery class, who would benefit most from the stories moral. The book would also perhaps be appropriate for individual reading in a more advanced Reception reader as the book has some more complex words but is not too long.

[Arimi Reads]

Brilliant book about potty training. I also love how Posy is really kind and tells pip, not to worry because everyone has accidents sometimes. Another thing that I thought was brilliant; kids don't care about gender. They just don't. A dress is a dress. Pip and Posy played with their babies, taking them for walks; it was just something that simply was. I thought that was brilliant.

⭐ Perfect for potty training
⭐ Perfect to discuss helping each other out
⭐ Perfect for talking about being mummies and daddies. We see alot about girls being mummies but not a lot about boys being daddies. It's a lovely message in a book.
⭐ Good for teaching kids about independence
⭐ Good for teaching kids about taking care of themselves.

[Nicola]

Miss 3 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

This was one of the many toilet training picture books we tried. She liked this one (and so did I) because it so calmly accepts that sometimes accidents happen and to try and remember to pause play in order to go to the toilet. It's also nicely conceptual in reinforcing the idea that it's a good idea to go toilet pretty soon after having snack time + a big drink.

[Rania]

Perfect for toilet training. The story explains that accidents are okay. Beautiful illustration that helps promote child's imagination and creativity. For kids 2-3 years old or for any kid that is in the process of toilet training.

[Tanda Pena]

A very good book to read to children going through potty training. Plus, the story is engaging and the illustrations will be very relatable to children. Especially the messes they can make while playing.

[Jenna Mills]

Great book. My 16m old loved reading about the potty and could completly relate to having misses.

[Kamila Zikmundová]

Tuhletu roztomilost si syn zamiloval. Dokonce se díky ní poprvé sedl na nočník. Teda ne že by mu to vydrželo :D, ale byl to první krůček a to se počítá.

[Sharon]

I have forgotten about so many of the books I used to read when my children were younger. My local library has just ordered this one and it is one of the favourites we kept from years ago ❤️

[Betül]

Biraz fazla küçükler içinmiş. Çok beğenmedim.

[Paola T]

It is a fun book for a toddler.
It helps them understanding that accidents happen and we should carry on.

[Anna Baboura]

Αγαπημένη σειρά βιβλίων.

[Chris Hays]

This had some challenging vocabulary for me to translate from Croatian to English. Luka still enjoyed and understood the story.

[Karolina Karnawalska]

Hihihihi

[Frans Kempe]

Toalett träning

[Alexa H]

Not thrilled about Pip changing in front of Posey and the two friends getting naked and taking a bath together.

[Željko Filipin]

My daughter's favorite picture book series. In this one, it's about challenges of potty training.

[Maja]

:D

[Sophie Spithoven]

Ongelukjes kunnen gebeuren, ook bij Pip.

[Ilias]

That was another nice book. Small and easy to understand for the little kids.

[Ellen Diana]

Good for toilet training

[Maquandolofai unfiglio]

Sempre grande amore per questi due. Giocano con passeggino e peluche ma anche a fare finta di essere leoni, Posy presta un suo vestito a Pip che non batte ciglio, l'incidente della pozzanghera trattato con grande nonchalance. Pip e Posy vi amo
(Letto a 18 mesi)

[James]

Everyone has accidents - even Pip and Posey. This is a lovely little book that doesn’t make a big deal of this little toileting accidents. Just perfect for toilet training.

[librarianemily]

Pip and Posy are back! Pip is playing at Posy’s house and having such a great time that he forgot he had to go to the bathroom. A puddle appears on the floor, and Posy assures him that it’s ok and everyone’s had an accident. She cleans up the puddle and gives Pip some of her clothing to wear and then they are back to playing, and the next time Pip needs to go to the bathroom he remembers and uses the toilet. Great for kids who are potty training as it didn’t make a big deal out an accident. It would have been nice to see some adults involved though- Posy mops the floor by herself and then later draws a bath for the friends to share.

[Theresa]

Short, well-written book about two anthropomorphized animals playing together. When one friend has an accident, it's no big deal, and the story ends with potty success and resumed play time. I really liked the matter of fact way the book talks about potty training as just one small part of a kid's day, and the reassurance it gives to children who might have accidents during the potty training process.

[Charlotte]

what i love about pip & posy, apart from the stories being funny & friendly, is how great it is that the gender roles are not stifling! i love children's books that don't make a big deal out of girls and boys being different.

also i'm endlessly amused by pip getting excited and forgetting he needs a wee and then discovering the puddle there. aw. it's okay, pip.