The Baby That Roared
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2012 · Est. 5 min read-aloud

The Baby That Roared

By Simon Puttock, Nadia Shireen (Illustrator)

A mysterious bundle roars and friends vanish. What secret does it hold?

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32 pages· 549 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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Mr. and Mrs. Deer find a peculiar bundle on their doorstep. Mrs. Deer believes it's the baby they've wished for, but Mr. Deer is skeptical. The bundle's incessant roaring leads them to seek help, yet each helper mysteriously disappears. As the mystery deepens, only Granny Bear can reveal the truth: the bundle is a hungry little monster. Can the Deers handle this unexpected challenge?

From the publisher

When Mr. and Mrs. Deer find a little antlered bundle on the doorstep, Mrs. Deer thinks their wish for a baby has come true; Mr. Deer thinks that the baby is very, very peculiar. It won t stop roaring, so they ask advice from friends and family, who in turn send them off to fetch what they think the baby needs. But each time Mr. and Mrs. Deer return home from an errand, someone is missing and the baby is still roaring. It takes wise old Granny Bear to spot the problem. The baby s not a baby - it s a little monster! A very hungry monster at that. . . .”

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
549
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~348L
Themes & topics
Books about babiesBooks about monstersBooks about new babiesBooks about familyBooks about orphans
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.5
F&P level
~K
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
152493
Publication
Published
July 10, 2012
First published
April 1, 2012
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780763659035

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