Dropbear
Author & Illustrator: Philip Bunting
A koala’s tendency to apparently fall out of trees starts being wrongly attributed to bad intentions. What will stop the rumor mill? Humorous gouache, digital collage, and duct tape illustrations.
Our Young Reviewer Says:
I like “Gray hair! Grim stare!” “Grim stare” is a funny word. I like the pictures. I like how this little bird has not seen proof. “Dropbear is mean. Dropbear is rude. Dropbear smells like stinky old food”. That’s the part that’s really funny. Why does he linger up high? They say he’s rude but all he wants is a hug.
–Wren, age 4, New York, NY
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