BOOKS
Created: 8th July, 2021

Big Green Crocodile

Author: Jane Newberry
Illustrator: Carolina Rabei
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books

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Learning to read

BOOK TYPE

Big Green Crocodile is a collection of sixteen contemporary action rhymes brought to life through bright and playful illustrations which are as active and joyfully noisy as the poems themselves. Illustrations of colourful animals, young children, dinosaurs and vehicles buzz, sneeze, wobble, squeak, tap and zoom through the poems and off the pages. Each rhyme is thoughtfully accompanied by an invitation to play through a ‘Let’s Play’ section which contain actions, and interactions which children can perform with a supporting adult. The collection combines relatable childhood experiences rooted in young children’s daily lives such as playing with sticks, bath time and celebrating birthdays with whimsical anthropomorphic characters.

Big Green Crocodile has been shortlisted for the CLiPPA 2021.

 

 

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Jane Newberry - Spots and Stripes

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Jane Newberry - Monster March

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Jane Newberry - Brontosaurus Ride

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Jane Newberry - Big Green Crocodile

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Jane Newberry - Plane Spotting

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Jane Newberry - Fish Tales

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