Wild One

By Jane Whittingham, Noel Tuazon (Illustrator)

A lively girl mimics animals all day, ending with a cozy bedtime.

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24 pages· 109 words· Est. 1 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

Join a spirited girl as she mimics animals, stretching like a cat and hanging like a bat. Her day is filled with playful adventures from the park to the pool, each moment captured in whimsical rhymes. As night falls, her parents tuck her in, snuggling like a bear. Will her boundless energy finally rest? Discover the magic of imagination and the comfort of bedtime in this charming tale.

From the publisher

Rhyming couplets describe a day in the life of an energetic, little girl who stretches “like a cat” and hangs “like a bat,” while the illustrations show both the child and the succession of imaginary animals she mimics. Her activities wind up with a gentle goodnight as her parents tuck her, “snuggling like a bear,” into bed.Can you stretch like a cat or hang like a bat? This little one can do those things and so many more as she bounds energetically through her day. Author Jane Whittingham’s sprightly couplets take her from the park to the pool, to dinner and bed, while Noel Tuazon cleverly illustrates the animal companions of a child’s imagination.Published in a sturdy format with a padded cover, rounded corners, and extra-heavy paper, Wild One is perfect for sharing with wiggly, little wild ones of your own. And as the last pages are turned, the story’s final, sweet “goodnight” will leave the liveliest listeners ready to snuggle like a bear at bedtime.

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