Why read Eulalie and the Hopping Head?

Book cover of Eulalie and the Hopping Head

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A reissue, in a larger format, of the first picture book by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator David Smalls.

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Dolls
Frogs

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Why read it?

1 author picked Eulalie and the Hopping Head as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Tricia Tusa

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This Is David Small’s very first book that he both wrote and illustrated. I came upon this book in my mid-twenties. I have cherished it ever since. Great artwork with a limited palette due to the archaic 4-color printing process used back then. With this book, it works! Beautiful artwork and humorous wording. Mother Lumps and her baby daughter, Eulalia, are frogs. A mother’s favorite thing happens - Mother Lumps encounters another mother claiming her children are perfect and, therefore, she is perfect as a mother. Grrrrr. Walking along, they encounter a doll left behind at a picnic. They think…

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