The Terrible Plop
Illustrated by Andrew Joyner.
An irresistible new picture book about a little rabbit who learns that some things in life aren't as scary as they seem. Based on a Tibetan myth, a sound in the forest sets all the animals running for their lives from the Terrible Plop. Children will be charmed by the wonderful zany energy of the illustrations and the rollicking rhyming story.
Illustrator Andrew Joyner's website
PLOP! the Windmill Theatre musical based on the book has played to packed houses in Adelaide and Brisbane and Canberra.
Classroom ideas
Click here for a Terrible Plop colouring in sheet.
Click here to read The Terrible Plop ebook and hear it English, Cantonese and Indonesian!
Want to learn how to draw the bear from The Terrible Plop? Click here to find out how in the wonderful illustrator Andrew Joyner's video!
Click here to read the Tibetan myth which inspired The Terrible Plop.
Click here for a fun colour-cut-and-stick "Snack time!" activity.
Reviews
A deliciously spine-tingling story about an unknown and unreal terror. The Guardian (UK) Read more...
A toe-tapping rhyming text and cartoon illustrations of personality-rich but uncute animals combine in this Chicken Little variant from Australia. The Horn Book Read more...
This forest flourishes in the geography of children's books, because after the rabbits meet their realistic neighbor, a fox, they also meet a monkey, a cat, a pig, an elephant, a tiger and a bat. So it's sort of Noah's Ark on the run. Hartford Courant Read more...
A terrific story...rhymes worthy of Dr. Seuss Los Angeles Times Read more...
This talented Australian duo builds the suspense to just the right pitch... US Publishers Weekly Read more...
Based on a cumulative folktale, this lively story reassures readers that things are not always as scary as they may seem and is guaranteed to see many multiple readings. 'Again!' Kirkus (STARRED REVIEW) Read more...
A surefire storytime hit...Creative art, a story that bobs and sways with its own internal rhythm, and that hard-to-define spark that makes a title a readaloud whiz. What more could you possibly want out of a picture book? US School Library Journal Read more...
Fresh, funny verse. Adelaide Advertiser Read more...
A wonderful children's picture book, with lively illustrations and an upbeat story, and it would be perfect for children still slightly too young to read alone, but getting the age when they want to start trying. Manly Daily Read more...
This book for the very young (three and up) is perfect for reading out loud. Hilarious, original and energetic... Sunday Age Read more...
The Terrible PLOP is an engaging story which parents and teachers are sure to enjoy sharing with pre-schoolers. Candace Cappe Australian Bookseller Read more...
Interview: Children's author URSULA DUBOSARSKY worked with ANDREW JOYNER - the illustrator for her latest picture book, The Terrible Plop - at an artists' retreat in Bundanon, near Nowra. Illawarra Mercury Read more...