Doodle Bites: A Tilly and Friends Book [Hardcover]

Polly Dunbar (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 13, 2009 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Tilly and Friends

The inspired Polly Dunbar wraps up her series about Tilly and Friends with two beguiling new adventures.

When Doodle the alligator is feeling bitey, the backside of Tumpty the elephant looks very tempting. But now Tumpty is sore — in more ways than one — and promptly stamps on Doodle’s tail. No wonder everyone’s upset! Luckily, the friends agree to apologize, and all is well — at least until Doodle starts to feel bitey again. . . .

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About the Author

Polly Dunbar is the author-illustrator of DOG BLUE and PENGUIN. She is also the illustrator of MY DAD'S A BIRDMAN by David Almond, HERE'S A LITTLE POEM by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, and SHOE BABY by Joyce Dunbar. She lives in Brighton, England.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; 1 edition (October 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763643270
• ISBN-13: 978-0763643270
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.4 x 11.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Alligators & Crocodiles

More About the Author

Polly Dunbar graduated from Brighton Art School in 1999 where she studied illustration. Polly still lives and works in Brighton. Author and illustrator of Penguin, Dog Blue and Flyaway Katie. Polly is the daughter of the distinguished author Joyce Dunbar who she collaborated with on the picture book Shoe Baby. She is the illustrator of My Dad's a Birdman and The boy who climbed into the Moon, both written by David Almond. Polly also illustrated Here's a Little Poem, an anthology of poems for very young children. Her best selling book Penguin won the Nestle Silver award 2007, The Book trust early Years award 2007, The Red house award 2008 and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Polly is the author and illustrator of Tilly and Friends, a humorous and colourful series of six books following the escapades of a little girl and her animal friends who all live together in a little yellow house.
Polly is the co-founder of Long Nose puppets, an award winning puppet company, they have made successful adaptations of the books Shoe Baby, Fly Away Katie and Penguin. Long Nose Puppets are currently touring the UK.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a sensitive, but laugh-out-loud children's book, May 4, 2010

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This review is from: Doodle Bites: A Tilly and Friends Book (Hardcover)

I read this book immediately upon receiving it and LOVED it! When I read it to my granddaughter, she said, "now that's a funny book!" It has become one of her favorites, and "bitey, bitey" has become a part of our family lexicon.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This silly little story will give your little one a BIG case of the giggles! BITEY! BITEY! CHOMP! CHOMP!, October 13, 2009

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This review is from: Doodle Bites: A Tilly and Friends Book (Hardcover)

Tilly, Tumpty, Hector, Tiptue, Pru and Doodle all lived together in a cozy little yellow house that had all kinds of little bitey bites taken out of it. Tilly, a little girl with dazzling curls, rosy cheeks and a perfect little smile, didn't look very happy when she stuck her head out the window. She already had three striped bandages plastered on the house and it looked like there were a few more patches that needed to be made. Chomp! Chomp! , "Bitey! Bitey! " It sure did look like Doodle had been at it again. He was all snuggled up in his bed and he "woke up feeling BITEY. " Tilly and Tiptue bunny watched him take a bitey bite out of the cereal bowl, the box and then he got right to work chomping down on the mail. Yum! Yum !

Hector piggy was sitting on the sofa reading while Pru birdie was primping and preening on the other end when you know who came along and bitey bit the sofa. Yum Yum That little lamp was very tasty, but all of a sudden Doodle "spied something very good to bite." BITEY! BITEY! Tumpty the blue elephant started to cry and said, "That's my bottom " Tilly did a bit of scolding, but Doodle just grinned as he chewed on a car. All of a sudden . . . STOMP! Tumpty stomped on Doodle's tail and he began to cry. Tilly scolded him but Tumpty, Doodle and Hector all began to cry. The red and white striped bandages came out again. Everyone was terribly sorry, but was anything going to stop Doodle from being such a naughty bitey bite alligator?

I thought this was an adorable, funny little story that made me laugh out loud, especially when Doodle's eye's lit up when he saw Tumpty's very chompable and tempting blue bottom across the room. Of course any preschooler or kindergartner who sees that blue bottom will get a case of the giggles because he or she will know exactly what Doodle is going to bitey bitey next. All young children manage to bite at least once or twice and this would make an excellent read and discuss book at home or in the classroom setting. Have you got a chomp, chomp, bitey biter in your house? If so, this book is just the book for you!

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughters favorite book, January 5, 2012

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This review is from: Doodle Bites: A Tilly and Friends Book (Hardcover)

My three year old daughter loves this book, in fact we gave her all of the books about Tilly's friends for Christmas.