Drip, Drop (I Can Read Books) [Hardcover]

Sarah Weeks (Author), Jane K. Manning (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Series: I Can Read Books

Drip! Drop!
Plip! Plop!
"Oh, no!"
cried Pip Squeak.
"I've got a leak!"

A nighttime rainstorm sends Pip Squeak scrambling to catch the drips pouring through his leaky roof. But the drops just won't stop, and soon it's wetter inside the house than out!

Sarah Weeks's spirited story and Jane Manning's dazzling pictures will delight beginning readers as they follow Pip Squeak's comic adventure to the very last drop!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-Poor Pip Squeak, a long-nosed, beady-eyed mouse, can't sleep because his roof is leaking. As he lies in bed, first a drip hits him on his head, then his foot, and then his chin until his bed is covered with pots and pans. As the leaks multiply, the water fills all of his containers from tub to shoe, from hat to glass, until finally the weary rodent's home is nearly submerged. Just as he hangs his head in defeat, the sun comes out and the drips stop as suddenly as they started. While his friends now want to jump in puddles, Pip just wants to jump back in bed. Rhyming text and the repetition of a couple of key phrases ("Drip! Drop!/Plip! Plop!") make this title effective as a beginning reader. Short, simple sentences keep the action moving along while a single problem focuses readers' attention. The snappy narrative is coupled with expressive, silly illustrations. With a smooth wash of color, these bright and flowing cartoons create a sense of growing disorder. Pip, with his orange-and-yellow striped pajamas, loose sagging bathrobe, and enormous mousy ears, is an endearing character who gamely battles the growing tide with "Cat in the Hat" ingenuity. It is thus surprising that he gives up the fight and even more puzzling that he chooses to jump back in bed (where did all the water go?). Yet, as he contentedly dreams of cheese, readers can't help but smile at his well-earned sleep.
Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. K^-2. A leaky roof torments a sleepy mouse in this appealing I Can Read Book. Pip Squeak is just nodding off when a drop lands on his head. A well-placed teacup seems to solve the problem until another drop lands on his toes and another on his chin. Soon he is racing back and forth with pots and pans, trying to stem the flood of water that's beginning to swirl around his pajamas. He's ready to give up just as the storm breaks and the leaks stop. His friends stop by ready to splash in puddles, but tired Pip Squeak goes back to bed. In a few words per page, simple rhymes reminiscent of Dr. Seuss tell the funny, calamitous story. The language is appropriate for the youngest readers, while the animated illustrations make the story's action clear and fun to follow, picturing Pip Squeak's helpless war against the drips, before he finally settles to sleep, a dream wedge of cheese above his head. Gillian Engberg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; 1st edition (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060285230
• ISBN-13: 978-0060285234
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,117,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sarah Weeks is the author of Oggie Cooder, So B. It, Jumping the Scratch, and the Guy series. She lives in New York City, where she practices charving at least once a fortnight.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it AGAIN, please!, December 7, 2000

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Susan C. Ryan (Incline Village, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drip, Drop (I Can Read Books) (Hardcover)

A wonderfully repetitious yarn to read at home or in a barn! We never tired of each drip or drop nor all the plips and plops! Fifty readings the first three nights kept Gran and granddaughter giggling with delight! Eagerly awaiting the next Pip Squeak tail.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book for a beginning reader, January 29, 2002

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Marguerite P. Nico "Martial arts mom" (Allen, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drip, Drop (I Can Read Books) (Hardcover)

My first grader got this book for Christmas and loves it! It is easy enough for her to understand the story, and yet doesn't talk down to her or use words that are too easy.
Drip, Drop is beautifully illustrated and makes a child want to read! The illustrations draw you in and help make up the story.
It is well geared to a young reader who is just starting to read alone.

I rate this a 5. It is well worth it!
Marguerite 1/29/02

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Cute and Energetic Book., March 30, 2007

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OnthegoRose "OnthegoRose" (Redondo Beach, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drip, Drop (I Can Read Book 1) (Paperback)

I bought this book for my three year old and she loves it! It's a simple fun story about a mouse frantic to stop the drip drops and plip plops. It's easy enough that she can pick up and say some of the words while we are reading and energetic from start to finish.