Review: Plummet

Plummet

Written by Tony and Jan Payne

Illustrated by Emily Bolam

Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Orion Children's Books

ISBN: 1-84255-169-8

Summary/back cover:
A Flying Frog who can't fly? Whoever heard of such a thing?
Plummet has become just that - a frog who can't get airborne.  And it's making him very sad.  Until he meets a fabulous Flying Frog called Be-Bop.  Can she help Plummet to get off the ground?
The sky's the limit in this inspiring story of frogs, friendship and flying.

Review:
This is a sweet wee story, which effectively shows how strange some things are named - Flying Frogs that don't actually fly - so is a good way to introduce some other oddities in the English language to your toddler (clotheshorse, which isn't actually a horse; dust bunnies that aren't actually bunnies; etc). It also shows that we can sometimes do things, even if we think we can't, because we've been trying to achieve something different.

My 2.5 year old liked this story, but did immediately launch himself off the edge of his bed, in order to become a flying frog - so do watch out for that, if you have a suggestable child!

My rating - 4/5.


Review written by Bronwyn