Pokko and the Drum by Forsythe, Matthew

Four starred reviews!
A Today Show Best Book of the Year
An NPR Favorite Book of 2019

From E.B. White Read Aloud honor artist Matthew Forsythe comes an "extraordinary" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) picture book about a magical drum, an emerald forest, and the little frog who dares to make her own music.

The biggest mistake Pokko's parents ever made was giving her the drum. When Pokko takes the drum deep into the forest it is so quiet, so very quiet that Pokko decides to play. And before she knows it she is joined by a band of animals --first the raccoon, then the rabbit, then the wolf--and soon the entire forest is following her. Will Pokko hear her father's voice when he calls her home?

Pokko and the Drum is a story about art, persistence, and a family of frogs living in a mushroom.

Author: Matthew Forsythe
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781481480390
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505566 / Pokko and the Drum

Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 07/29/2019
Booklist 09/15/2019 pg. 59
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2019 pg. 67
School Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 66
Shelf Awareness 10/22/2019
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2020 pg. 68
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Matthew Forsythe is the author-illustrator of Pokko and the Drum, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. He is also an illustrator for animated films and television. His credits include Adventure Time, The Midnight Gospel, and Robin Robin, a stop-motion animated musical from Aardman Animations and Netflix. Visit him at ComingUpforAir.net.