Tick Tock

by Lena Anderson

Clocks play a prominent role in the busy day that a hedgehog, duck, elephant, and pig spend with Uncle John.

Genres: Read For School, Picture Books, Childrens

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Lena Christine Anderson, is a Swedish children's book author and illustrator , known for her books about Maja , among others Maja's alphabet .

Lena Anderson grew up in Stockholm. Encouraged by her drawing teacher at the school, she attended a three-year evening course at Konstfack . At age 16, she started working at Damernas Värld at Åhlén & Åkerlund's publishing house . She stayed at the publisher for 17 years and advanced to art director . There she also met Christina Björk , and together they made five-minute stories for TV. Anderson is represented at the National Museum , among others .

Reviews

[Jenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tässä simppelissä kuvakirjassa käydään läpi (ja opitaan) kellon aikoja, samalla kun kerrotaan lyhyt, hauska tarina.

[Madeleine Knutsson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Läst till 1LI100 Barn­ och ungdomslitteratur, 30 högskolepoäng

[Malu · Rating 5 out of 5]

We read this one every night! From the calming watercolor illustrations to the bedtime antics, everything about this story is so endearing. Something about hedgehog sobbing on Will’s shoulder while the other animals gather to comfort her is so sweet! I don’t know what sunshine cake is, but I want some. I especially love the kind and gentle Will, who cares for not one but four baby animals that aren’t even his species.

As I read this book for the 97th time, I can’t shake off a few questions: How did Will end up caring for a baby hedgehog, pig, elephant, and duck? Did the elephant accidentally push the hedgehog, causing her fall? And do the animals ever actually go back to sleep?

[Lena · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Will is caring for Hedgehog, Duck, Elephant, and Pig. The day begins at 1pm and goes to 12am/midnight. It's a quick story that shares small events of the day - one event every hour. We counted each number and waved our arms for the "Tick-tock, it's ____ o'clock." at beginning of each page. It was a great book for the story time about clocks.

2015 storytime theme: clocks

Reviewed from a library copy.