Who Broke the Teapot?!

Ebook (EPUB FXL CPB)
On sale Apr 26, 2016 | 32 Pages | 9781770498341
Age 3-7 years | Preschool - 2
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell L
Mom is very angry. Her very favorite teapot is broken, and no one is 'fessing up. Was it Dad, sitting in his underwear reading the paper? Was it Cat, who was all tangled up in a ball of yarn? Was it Baby perched in his highchair? Or is there a surprising twist to this mystery that teaches Mom a little lesson in anger management? Bill Slavin takes a sly poke at parents in their less-than-finer moments in this funny and energetic story.
  • SELECTION | 2017
    OLA Best Bets for Children's Fiction
  • FINALIST | 2017
    Shining Willow Award

"This is going to be the kind of book that children remember for decades. They’re going to be the ones walking into their public libraries asking the children’s librarians on the desks to bring to them an obscure picture book from their youth.” - School Library Journal


Who Broke the Teapot?! earns full marks and is sure to become a favourite read.” - CM Magazine

© E. Melo
Bill Slavin has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including The Big Book of Canada, Bleeps and Blips to Rocket Ships and Shooting Hoops and Skating Loops. His work has received numerous awards, including the 2004 Blue Spruce Award and the 2004 CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's medal, both for his work on Stanley's Party. He shares his studio in Millbrook, Ontario with his wife, Esperança Melo. View titles by Bill Slavin

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Mom is very angry. Her very favorite teapot is broken, and no one is 'fessing up. Was it Dad, sitting in his underwear reading the paper? Was it Cat, who was all tangled up in a ball of yarn? Was it Baby perched in his highchair? Or is there a surprising twist to this mystery that teaches Mom a little lesson in anger management? Bill Slavin takes a sly poke at parents in their less-than-finer moments in this funny and energetic story.

Awards

  • SELECTION | 2017
    OLA Best Bets for Children's Fiction
  • FINALIST | 2017
    Shining Willow Award

Reviews

"This is going to be the kind of book that children remember for decades. They’re going to be the ones walking into their public libraries asking the children’s librarians on the desks to bring to them an obscure picture book from their youth.” - School Library Journal


Who Broke the Teapot?! earns full marks and is sure to become a favourite read.” - CM Magazine

Author

© E. Melo
Bill Slavin has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including The Big Book of Canada, Bleeps and Blips to Rocket Ships and Shooting Hoops and Skating Loops. His work has received numerous awards, including the 2004 Blue Spruce Award and the 2004 CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's medal, both for his work on Stanley's Party. He shares his studio in Millbrook, Ontario with his wife, Esperança Melo. View titles by Bill Slavin