Tumble Bumble by Felicia Bond

Tumble Bumble Reviews

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  Mo Pie

  The baby loves this story, and I read it to her every night. The issue I have about Tumble Bumble is that of the gender disparity. There are eleven animals and one child. Of these, the bug, cat, pig, mouse, and child are all male. Only the crocodile is explicitly female. And the gender of the rest is not identified. To address this, when I read the story, I change "Behind him was the baby pig" to "Behind her was the baby pig." So in my version the cat and the crocodile are both females. Even so, this does not go far enough!
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  Wade

  This was an okay book with a title that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. At one point, the animals “tumble bumble” up the stairs...ookay. But hey, at least we could enjoy the story and not think about gender disparity like another reviewer discussed with this book haha.
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  Jordan

  What a great, fun to read children’s book. The vocabulary and rhymes are great. My one year old wants to hear this one on repeat.
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  Kate Grahek

  This book is meant for kindergarten students. It is very easy to read, with only a few words on each page. It was a great, quick read-aloud and the children thought it was hilarious. The illustrations were bright and friendly.
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  Brian Lofton

  I do not understand the fuss with this book, and find it to be inferior to many other baby books out there.
  
  My first complaint would be that the story line tries to be whimsical but succeeds to be nonsensical... not in the good way. You start along following "a tiny bug" (which to me is redundant), who met a cat a stopped to talk... who bumps into a crocodile... and this continues on and on until all the creatures decide to-- for no reason-- walk into somebody's house. Then one gets tired (then suddenly they all are), so they decide to tuck themselves all together in this strangers bed at this random house. THE END
  
  My second complaint is vocabulary is not amusing, and the flow is poor. For example: "They fell in step and strolled a while, and bumped into a crocodile. The crocodile grinned wide with the glee, then introduced her friend the bee." Using a long word like crocodile back-to-back and then "grinning wide with glee" (again, redundant) is just not catchy or fun. I think the author just sloppily threw our words to rhyme with the animals-- in the way a second grader could.
  
  The sentence flow gets a little better toward the end, but I do not think this book is worth the wondrous praise it receives from the toddler book community. "Bear Snores On" is better, and "Where is the Green Sheep".
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  Samantha Penrose

  I like the start of the book, a rythmic introduction to a handful of different animals....I had to explain what the phrase "appologizing to no avail" meant which definetly interupted the flow of the story.
  I'm not sure why the animals decided to enter a house when no one answered the door...it reminded me a little of goldilocks at that point. They tip-toed in and made a big mess in the kitchen while digging up some munchies, and then they helped themselves to a bed upstairs. From out of nowhere at the end three new characters are introduced so that there are 10 total...it made no sense to me, and not in a silly way, in a confusing way.
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  Dan Macdonald

  This is one of my daughter's favorite books. The rhyming scheme is fun, the illustrations are great, and we have read it so many times we know it from memory. Yes, the plot is nonsense (how do you "tumble bumble up the stairs"?), but its unpredictability allows for a spirit of fun and exploring and making friends. We play games with it now where I will start a sentence and my daughter will finish it. It builds her involvement in the story and appreciation of rhymes. I recommend it highly.
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  Professor

  Fun silliness. Knew some killjoys would be on here complaining about the breaking and entering (it's a goldilocks reference) and probably someone complains they eat junk food. For now it's fun to read out loud to an infant.
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  Jeannie

  By Felicia Bond - so the illustrations are familiar and cute. Fun little book for my 3 year old son who enjoyed it.
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  Jason

  This book is about a gang of animals led by a crocodile who bully some smaller animals into a B&E where they eat the home owner's food, attract a bear inside, and take a nap in their bed. Anyway my son likes it so 5/5.
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  Sam Dawson

  A book about numerous animals who meet and become friends. Ends with everyone together! Book about friendship and being together.
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  Jenni Sauer

  I love this book so much
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  Emily Carlyn

  I love this book! Since Bond illustrated "If you give a mouse a cookie", etc. its reminiscent of those books. Perfect for talking about animals or a counting story time as well.
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  Karla

  Flows well
  Wonderful illustrations
  Rhymes with some new vocabulary
  Wonderful
  Recommended addition
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  Amanda

  Cute story about a little bug that goes everywhere.
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  Anthony

  What could possible happen when a bug goes for a walk? Things add up quickly as new friends are met and made in this whimsical tumble bumble of a tale.
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  Samantha

  I thought there wasn't much to this story, but it's cute enough.
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  Milton Louie

  Ten friends. B
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  J

  Cute book about a little bug taking a walk and making friends all along the way.
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  Freddie D

  A delightful story featuring an array of animals on an adventure. It is a joy to read; there are a lot of fun words ("tippy-toeing" - how adorable!) and the twist at the end is lots of fun.
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  Cherish Brown

  (4☆ Would recommend)
  Such a cute book. The different animals are engaging. The rhyme is great for kids. Fun book that kids will enjoy.
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  Alana

  A very odd collection of friends, but a fun story that lets my toddler try out animal sounds and counting. And the ending is fun.
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  Mellanie C

  This was cute.
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  Miriam Monette

  We own this book in board book form and it is absolutely adorable and charming. A very fun read aloud with engaging illustrations.