Let the joyous news be spread!
Perfect Picture Book Fridays are back!!
And we’re starting off with tons of fun!!! A great book and a giveaway!
Today, I am thrilled to be sharing this hot-off-the-presses new book from the one and only Iza Trapani!
Title: Little Miss Muffet
Written & Illustrated By: Iza Trapani
Sky Pony Press, September 10, 2013, Fiction
Suitable For Ages: 3-7
Themes/Topics: bravery, positional and directional words
Opening:
“Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
All through the room,
She zipped and she zoomed
And looked for a place to hide.
A mouse came to find her;
It scurried behind her.
The dainty Miss bolted outside.“
Brief Synopsis: Poor Miss Muffet is frightened by a spider. But as she rushes to find a place to hide, she’s frightened by a mouse! Running from the mouse she is frightened by a frog! No matter where she runs, she seems to find something to be afraid of. What is the poor girl to do?
Just for fun, here’s an interior page:)
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Links To Resources: Iza has created many wonderful resources for this book which I’m sure will be available soon on her website, but for now you can get them my emailing her at iza[at]izatrapani[dot]com and asking for them. (I had hoped to include them here, but blogger won’t allow uploads of PDFs! I will refrain from sharing my feelings about blogger since this is a kid-friendly blog :)) The resources include a Miss Muffet Coloring Page, a Miss Muffet Hidden Animals challenge, a Miss Muffet Maze, and a page that allows you to make bookmarks. The book also includes many positional and directional words which makes it excellent for preschool! Please enjoy the book trailer HERE. And Iza writes a wonderful blog which you can visit HERE.
Why I Like This Book: If you haven’t had the pleasure of reading Iza’s books, I can’t recommend them highly enough. Most of them are based on familiar, beloved songs – the kind all children and parents love to sing together – including Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Row Row Row Your Boat, I’m A Little Teapot, Jingle Bells, Itsy Bitsy Spider (celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this year having sold over a million copies!) and many more. Iza takes the basic verses and spins them into delightful, original stories that are a joy to read (and sing :)) aloud. Her accompanying art is warm and inviting, a safe-haven for young children, full of comfort, perfect for bedtime or anytime. Miss Muffet is another brilliant addition to her list and a must-have!
If you’d care to purchase a copy, here is a helpful link: Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Miss-Muffet-Iza-Trapani/dp/1620879867/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378415299&sr=1-1&keywords=little+miss+muffet
For the complete list of books with resources, please visit Perfect Picture Books.
Today, since we are celebrating the release of Iza’s book, she has been kind enough to offer a signed copy as a giveaway!!! One lucky commenter is going to be a winner 🙂 All you have to do to qualify is leave a comment in which you share your choice of the following things:
1. Name something that YOU are very afraid of!
2. Tell us your favorite Iza Trapani title and why you love it!
3. If you’re feeling writerly and inspired, write your own verse of Miss Muffet in which she is afraid of something besides the traditional spider!
You may do one of them or all of them, whatever you like!
Please leave your comment by Sunday September 15 at 5 PM EDT. At that time, a winner will be selected randomly by random.org. The winner will be announced Monday along with a very special post! Which you’ll just have to wonder about. All weekend 🙂
PPBF bloggers, please add your post-specific link to the list below. I can’t wait to come and visit you all after our long summer hiatus!
Have a terrific weekend, everyone!
Susanna Leonard Hill 
A tuffet in a tree would be a tricky situation! 🙂 Here's hoping your tuffet will stay where it belongs 🙂 Can't wait to see what you posted, Laura! 🙂
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Oh, Jarm! If you haven't read Iza's books you are in for a treat! I think you will love them! And I must say… I do not think I like the sound of a “large tropical centipede”!!!!!!!!!
I hate spiders, too, so I can identify with Little Miss Muffet!!!
“Away ran the spider, his heart all filled with fright…”
SO glad PPBF is back (although I can't participate except by reading people's posts until next week, because I'm too busy promoting Erik's new book on my blog this week!!!!)
Hmmm… I'm trying to think of a fear I have that hasn't already been mentioned in the 56 comments that have gone before me. (I have lots, but they've all gone and hidden under the bed, afraid I'll mention them.) Scary books and movies REALLY scare me. I won't read 'em or watch 'em. I had to be strongly cajoled to watch the first Harry Potter movie.
Hahaha, Beth! A twist on who's afraid of who! I love it 🙂
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I'm so glad PPBF is back too! It's so great to see everyone 🙂 And yay for you having a fear no one's mentioned yet! 🙂 When I was in college my roommate dared me to watch The Shining! Of course I did it because it was a dare. I will let you know if I ever recover 🙂
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Poor spiders! They get such a bad rap. I always like to think of Charlotte 🙂
Thanks, Susanna! FAILURE is not my friend and neither is rejection.
So true for all of us! 🙂
I always read/sing Mary Had a Little Lamb with my kindergarten kids at the beginning of the school year. And Baa Baa Black Sheep. And we sing Itsy Bitsy Spider….
All such great childhood songs, aren't they? So nice to see you again, Sandi! 🙂
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Spiders, no question! Luckily, my boys are not afraid of them and will happily get rid of them for me!
How very handy, Amy! 🙂
drat! I missed PPBF as I so excitedly prepared for the blog tour of Erik's new book. I actually posted it early due to it being already the date down here…oops! Loved your choice of book and unfortunately I'm very much a miss muffet. Anything moves, has more than two legs and I'm off! I'll be here next week for sure… See ya!
Hi Diane!!! I'm so happy to see you! I've missed you all summer 🙂 I'll look forward to seeing you on the PPBF list next week 🙂 And you are duly entered with your fear of creepy-crawlies 🙂
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Nice! 😀
LOL! But maybe if I were 6' 2″, I'd get over my fear of heights?
Maybe 🙂 Or maybe you'd just do yourself an injury fainting from that height 🙂
Oh Susanna…I am so happy to see Iza's latest book being plugged. Iza is soooooo talented. Of course, I would like a chance of being chosen to receive a “signed” copy. I'm deathly afraid of being locked in an underground parking stairwell…again. 🙂
I know – Iza is amazing, isn't she? But you, Tracy, win the prize for most original fear on this page! 🙂 That sounds like a story I need to hear 🙂
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I am very afraid of the dark under the stairs, especially if they are open stairs. *shivers* Even if they aren't open, I STILL run up the stairs after turning off the light. And I'm not 5 anymore 🙂
I don't write rhyme, but I thought I'd try it for fun. To those of you who do write rhyme, my apologies. 🙂
Little Miss Muffet
Stood on her tuffet
Trimming a bright red rose.
Along clopped a lobster
Who plopped down beside her.
It snipped and it snapped at her toes.
Eek! cried Miss Muffet.
She leaped off her tuffet
And dashed across the thick lawn.
The lobster gave chase
But found not a trace.
The agile Miss Muffet was gone.
Hahaha…probably. 😛
LOVE this, Cheryl! Tons of fun!!! 🙂
Well, you just never know what could be down there, Lauri! I recommend getting a dog 🙂
Thank you, Susanna! It really was fun to give rhyming a try. 🙂
If this was your first try, I'm impressed! 🙂
Thank you, Susanna. 🙂
Well, I've been gone for the weekend and looks like I'm late for the party! and you folks sure know how to party!! Unfortunately I haven't read any of Ms Trapani's books! How could that have happened?! They all sound like tons of fun. I'm going to have to get my readers on the ball!! The only thing that comes to mind that I'm afraid of is ssssssnake ssskins! I've only seen an actual snake in a glass box. But I encounter those skins around here quite a lot. Eeeewww!
If you haven't read Iza's books you're in for a treat Rhythm! I think you'll especially like Oh Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone, How Much Is That Doggie In The Window and Rufus and Friends School Days and Rhyme TIme 🙂 And I have to agree… I don't like sssssssnake ssssssskins 🙂
I had a look at her website and there are sooooo many to choose from! Where to begin?! I'll start with the library! And see which ones they have! Can't wait!
Enjoy! 🙂
Oh, yay for Iza! The illustrations look gorgeous. There seems to be a lot of good new going around lately… Some for you too, Suzanne! I used to be afraid of spiders but not any more. Now with four young children, I'm more afraid of someone catching the flu or riding his bike without a helmet… those kinds of things. 🙂
Excellent, Cheryl! I love the clopping, snipping, snapping lobster!
How lucky you are not to be afraid of creepy crawlies!
Thanks, Joanna! Rejection is a valid fear, but in the publishing world we need to have a thick skin and keep in mind it is one (or a few) person's opinion and not a reflection on us personally.
Thanks, Hannah! Yours are valid fears- not silly phobias!
Yes, Rhythm, please get your readers on the ball! 🙂 I often have dogs in my books 🙂
Sssssnake ssskins- yuk!
Yay!
Haha! I laugh, but I know what you mean!
Oh my, Tracy- again? That is a horrid thought…
Thanks so much for the kind words!
You and I both, Diane! Thanks!
Lucky you, Amy!
Thank you so so much, Sandi!
Susanna, after seeing the Shining many years ago, I still hesitate when I walk through a doorway at night!
And with me, Christine! Spiders terrify me.
I try, but it doesn't help 🙂
Julie, thank you so much! Froggie is my personal favorite too!
And I love YOU!