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Tadpole's Promise [Paperback]

Jeanne Willis (Author), Tony Ross (Illustrator)
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Publication Date: 17 Mar 2005

Tadpole loves his rainbow friend, the caterpillar, and she tells him she loves everything about him. "Promise that you will never change," she says. But as the seasons pass and he matures, his legs grow, and then his arms - and what happens to his beautiful rainbow friend? As he sits on his lily pad, digesting a butterfly, Tadpole little realises that now he will never know!

Follow the predictable changes of a tadpole and a caterpillar to their natural conclusion in this award winning picture book.

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  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Andersen; New Ed edition (17 Mar 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1842704265
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842704264
  • Product Dimensions: 20.5 x 0.4 x 26 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Unforgettable. (Guardian )

Breaks the mould in form as well as content. (The Sunday Times )

'Beginning with pages that open vertically instead of horizontally, this tongue-in-cheek tale takes a typical love story and sets it squarely and amusingly on end. Ross's vibrantly hued pen-and-ink and watercolour cartoons depict the edge of the pond where a caterpillar and a tadpole meet and fall in love. . . Willis strikes the perfect balance between the deadpan telling and the humorously overblown dialogue shared by the star-crossed pair, while the artwork masterfully enhances each and every nuance.' (The School Library Journal 20050501)

'It's terrific.' (Posy Simmonds Posy Simmonds )

'For nourishment of grammatical and contextual awareness, a perfect book for reading aloud is Tony Ross' and Jeanne Willis' wicked little love story - Tadpole's Promise. It starts eloquently and promisingly: "Where the willow meets the water a tadpole met a caterpillar. They gazed into each other's tiny eyes... and fell in love. She was his beautiful rainbow and he was her shiny black pearl." But then the tadpole promises the caterpillar he will never change thus ensuring the most captive of reading audiences as they watch the inevitable changes that unfold. The final gasp-making twist (student teachers have shrieked!) is all the funnier for being juxtaposed against such poetic language.' (Alison Kelly Books for Keeps 20050301)

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The award-winning, unpredictable picture book from this best-selling author/artist team now available for the first time in paperback. (20040624)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tadpole's Promise 24 Feb 2005
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
As a teacher I have to pick new books each year for my class of 3-4 year olds. As I stood in the library van reading through books I just had to laugh out loud at this one - and thank my lucky stars that I am in a job where I get paid to read such books! I couldn't wait to get back to show this to all the adults in the room. Everyone expects a sloppy, happy ending & that's why it's so good. Any one with a sense of humour should love this book. The children love the 'nasty' surprise too. Excellent book
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3.0 out of 5 stars Glad I read it first! 6 Jun 2008
By Mrs. Kathleen Maureen Bell
Format:Hardcover
This was a present for my little one and I dug it out to read to him in conjunction with the "Spring" theme his class is looking at at nursery.

I'm glad I read it first as I WON'T be reading it to him anytime soon.

If you have a sensitive, emotional little child like I have I wouldn't recommend the book. If however your son or daughter has a gorier, more mature sense of humour then this would be appropriate.

Not for us.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Nature raw in tooth and claw.... 15 Jan 2007
By J. D. Cartlidge
Format:Hardcover
I have to say this book surprised my wife and I as much as our two year old when we first read it to her. It's now tucked safely under the bed until she's a little older, by which time she'll doubtless appreciate the humour in this gory little story. That said, if you're not sure how to introduce themes of death and predation to your little one then this is the book for you.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Very sad
I starting reading this to my Year 1/2 class expecting a lovely story on the recommendation of the Year 1 teacher. But when I got to the end I was shocked and quite sad. Read more
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A rainbow and a pearl fell in love. The rainbow requested her beloved pearl, to promise to never change. Read more
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... they absolutely love it. It has a bit of a shock ending but they find it hilarious. Perfect for 4-5 year olds especially.
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My 4 year old borrowed this book from the library, he's very into frogs at the moment and really enjoyed the story...the end was shocking.. but he laughed himself to sleep! Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
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Tadpole's Promise is a gorgeous and very amusing story. I've read it to several classes and each time the children are speechless until the penny drops. Read more
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