Ploof (Ploof #1)

by Ben Clanton (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Ploof
Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for fans of Hervé Tullet's Press Here, from the creator of Narwhal and Jelly and the co-creator of Science Explorers.

Ploof is a puffy cloud who's a little lonely — but now you're here, and the fun can begin! Can you help Ploof overcome their shyness? Play pretend? Make Ploof laugh with your funny faces, find their hiding spot, give them a high five! Full of imaginative and interactive fun, each page of this perfect book for preschoolers offers a chance to play. By following cues to say hello, clap, blow, shake, wave or make a funny face, young readers will be delighted to see the effects of their actions on Ploof. They'll learn social-emotional skills like empathy, encouragement and kindness through Ploof's emotional journey — and, along the way, they'll learn how to be a fantastic friend!

Join Ploof’s adventures in a brand-new series co-written and co-illustrated by Narwhal and Jelly creator Ben Clanton and up-and-coming picture book maker Andy Chou Musser.
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Kirkus

Fluffy and fun, as expected.

ALA/Booklist

Recommended for all picture-book collections. 

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2--Children fond of interacting physically with their books will enjoy playing with Ploof--a small, ungendered white cloud with great big eyes--who, if properly asked and encouraged, can change shape with page turns to a star or all sorts of animals, be freed from an entangling tree with a shake, and go for rounds of seek and find by blending in with a crowd of kites or a herd of woolly sheep. "Oh! Yes! There! You're great at spotting." And if blowing too hard to plump up and move Ploof around runs a risk of some unsanitary spitting, a congratulatory high five slap, no matter how vigorously delivered, shouldn't do much damage. Better yet, a goodbye wave and then a hug at the end offers both a sense of resolution and a gentle way to close the book. A very simple, low-key alternative to Hervé Tullet's Press Here and its higher energy ilk. VERDICT A mix of hands on and potentially more distant interactions make this most suitable for sharing with the smallest of groups or individual audiences.--John Edward Peters

Copyright 2023 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Publishers Weekly

In this interactive picture book, Clanton and Chou Musser give readers a chance to practice empathic responses through engagement with an emotive cloud named Ploof. "This is Ploof. Ploof is feeling lonely. Can you say hello?" beginning lines encourage, and a page turn reveals that "Yay! Ploof is happy to see you." Other prompts request help in supporting Ploof through a momentary bout of shyness and in cheering the cloud when its raindrop-like tears start to fall. As the playful cloud morphs shapes, amid other activities, it emits phrases including "Oof!" and "Whoosh!" Following a playful game of hide-and-go-seek, the literary playdate comes to a close with a high-five, a wave, and a hug. "Thanks for being such a fantastic friend," the narrator models. Powdered graphite, eraser, and pencil artwork employs sky-blue digital coloring in this friendly volume that makes social interaction look easy. Ages 2-5. (Sept.)

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Review quotes

"Great for both storytime and one-on-one reading, engaging young children with simple actions and giving opportunities to identify many shapes and feelings. Recommended for all picture-book collections." —Booklist
Ben Clanton
BEN CLANTON is the New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator of the Narwhal and Jelly series whose picture books include Mo's Mustache; Vote for Me!; Rot, the Cutest in the World!; Ploof (with Andy Chou Musser) and the Tater Tales series. He lives with his wife and kids in Seattle, Washington.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781774881927
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Tundra Books (NY)
Publication date
September 26, 2023
Series
Ploof
BISAC categories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV020000 - Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures
Library of Congress categories
Clouds
Picture books
Emotions
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions &

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