# Bumblebee Grumblebee - Board Book

by **David Elliot** (Author), **David Elliot** (Illustrator)

**A delightful board book for toddlers and adults to have fun experimenting with words to create funny new ones. Selected as a White Raven 2022.**

Playful animals get up to everyday toddler mischief in this board book built on child-based wordplay, where each page twists animal names into funny new words that are fun to share.

With illustrations drawn from a toddlers world, babies and young children will recognize each activity--getting dressed, playing, painting (including themselves), having a bath, using the potty--and see how the animal makes the mischievous most of it.

_The bumblebee breaks its toy--bumblebee grumblebee!  
The cockatoo is getting dressed--cockatoo sockatoo!  
The pelican tries out the potty--pelican smellican!  
What will turtle do? Everybody gathers for the final squirtle._

Built for adults, babies and toddlers to share and read aloud, this fresh and sweet board book encourages experimentation with words and sounds, just by changing a letter or two.

Other books by David Elliot:  
_Oink  
Henry's Map  
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Praise for _Bumblebee Grumblebee  
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"Delightful images and carefully selected text combine for a silly, innovative, entirely enjoyable read."--starred, _**Kirkus Reviews,**_ **Best Board Book of 2022**

"Sweet, beautifully detailed pastel illustrations."--**Bank Street Best Children's Books 2022: Holiday Gift Edition**

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"Readers will laugh aloud at the changes these animals undergo by adding simple words . . . a winner."--**_School Library Journal_**

"A fun, rhyming, whimsical board book which makes us laugh out loud--perfect book for under twos!" _**\--Sunday Star Times**_

"Stands out in a field of rather pedestrian animal board books as it is not only funny but the last few pages are particularly wonderful . . . . Children will want this book read over and over again and will quickly join in and shout out the words." **_\--Read NZ_**

"This board book is creative and different enough from what's out there to be worth adding to your collection."--_**Youth Services Book Review**_

"Sticking the landing in a board book is an art. David Elliot? A master."--**Betsy Bird**

Praise for _Oink_

"Told only in animal dialect and sound effects but with brilliant visual details, this story will become a bathtime favorite."--_**Kirkus Reviews**_**, Starred**

Praise for _Oink_  
"Gorgeous Books to Expand the Youngest Minds: The delicacy and subtlety of the art only adds to the frisky humor."--_**The New York Times**_

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**Number of Pages:** 18

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 6.6 x 6.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 01, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 10.78 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
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| Default Title | 10.78 USD | In stock |

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- Bumblebee Grumblebee - Board Book

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