Books with title The Tadpole

The Teeny Weeny Tadpole works hard, trying to jump among the lily pads just like Mommy Frog. While swimming downstream he watches Lamb jump and wishes he could do the same, Lamb reassures him that someday he will be able to jump. On subsequent ventures, the Teeny Weeny Tadpole meets Rabbit and Grasshopper and watches them jump. Each of his new friends reassures him that someday he will jump as high as they can. Then one day the Teeny Weeny Tadpole meets the Big Bad Fish who eats tadpoles! The Teeny Weeny Tadpole darts up and down stream and in and out of weeds as the Big Bad Fish gets closer and closer. The only way to escape is to jump! Suddenly the Teeny Weeny Tadpole has become a little frog and can jump as high if not higher than all of his new friends.

A funny and moving story set in KentuckyIt’s the beginning of summer 1955, and though her family is struggling financially, Carolina’s mama still indulges her four daughters’ whims, like springing for all of them to get permanents. Each of her older sisters seems to have cut out a niche for herself, but Carolina Collins is still trying to find her own special place in life. The girls’ hardship is softened by the sudden appearance of their favorite cousin, Tadpole, a charismatic thirteen-year-old with a knack for guitar playing. Tad sees in Carolina a spirit and talent that no one has noticed before, and he predicts that she “is gonna surprise everybody one of these days.” The Collinses soon learn the real reason for Tad’s visit, however, and the weeks that follow are filled with dread that his abusive guardian will come and take him away.But Tad is not the sort of boy to succumb to a bully, and he and Carolina both have surprises in store for everyone.A Junior Library Guild Selection Tadpole is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

A Newbery Award-winning Author For the Collins girls, the summer of 1955 starts off as normal as can be. Kentucky is the most popular girl in town. Virginia is the prettiest and Georgia the smartest; but the youngest, Carolina, has yet to find her own special place. Their financial troubles are softened by the arrival of their favorite cousin, Tadpole, a charismatic thirteen-year-old with a knack for guitar playing. (AR) For ages 8 through 12.

The Teeny Weeny Tadpole works hard, trying to jump among the lily pads just like Mommy Frog. While swimming downstream he watches Lamb jump and wishes he could do the same, Lamb reassures him that someday he will be able to jump. On subsequent ventures, the Teeny Weeny Tadpole meets Rabbit and Grasshopper and watches them jump. Each of his new friends reassures him that someday he will jump as high as they can. Then one day the Teeny Weeny Tadpole meets the Big Bad Fish who eats tadpoles! The Teeny Weeny Tadpole darts up and down stream and in and out of weeds as the Big Bad Fish gets closer and closer. The only way to escape is to jump! Suddenly the Teeny Weeny Tadpole has become a little frog and can jump as high if not higher than all of his new friends.

Mary Wrucke, the author, was born in North Dakota and now lives in Florida. If she lives until January 31, 2009, she will be ninety-seven, with three dozen grandchildren and great grandchildren, with the thirty-seventh expected in March 2009. Mary has written many stories for children, published in Christian publications. She observed the growth of a tadpole in a glass jar of water, and collaborated with her artist friend, Bev. Cooke, on the book, Timmy the Tadpole. She hopes to live long enough to see one of her grandchildren holding the book and asking her, “Did you really write it?” The photos show her with some of her three dozen grandchildren.