Ebb and Flo and the Greedy Gulls

by Jane Simmons

Overview

Ebb, Flo, Mum and Bird go for a picnic by the shore, but soon some greedy gulls swoop down and eat all the food and Ebb is blamed. Ebb goes off to her favourite place and sulks, but when a storm blows in and it’s time to go home Ebb is nowhere to be seen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781802580693
Publisher:	Graffeg
Publication date:	04/04/2022
Series:	Ebb and Flo
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	9.75(w) x 9.75(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Jane Simmons is a children’s author and illustrator and the person behind the Ebb and Flo picture-book series. Jane studied illustration at Anglia Ruskin University and won the Macmillan Children’s Book Prize in her final 2 years of study. Ebb and Flo picture books were also made into a TV series which aired on Channel 5 and featured the narration of Fiona Shaw. The show has been seen in over 120 territories worldwide.

Read an Excerpt

It isn't fair!

Ebb and Flo and their friend Bird are having a peaceful day at the beach until Flo's sandwiches disappear. Flo blames Ebb -- but she didn't do it! Ebb doesn't think it's fair to be blamed for something she didn't do so she goes off by herself to sulk. But just when Flo discovers who the real sandwich-nappers are, a terrible storm begins -- and Ebb is missing! Flo is worried and desperately wants to find her friend. Will Ebb and Flo -- and their friendship -- weather this storm?

Editorial Reviews

The titular dog and girl and their friend Bird are back. This time, Ebb is falsely accused of consuming the sandwiches at a beach picnic. "Once again the emotions are true to life, and the full-bleed art simply sweeps up readers," noted PW. Ages 3-7. (May) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Misunderstanding and forgiveness create a simple friendship story with a lesson. Flo and her mother go on a picnic at the beach with Ebb the dog and their friend Bird. Ebb falls asleep on the sand and awakens to witness seagulls feasting on the picnic spread. When Flo and her mother return from their walk, they blame the dog for eating their meal. Ebb, shamed and in disgrace, sadly climbs into the boat to sulk. During a sudden rain shower, the gulls return to the picnic basket and Flo realizes that she has wrongly accused Ebb. In the meantime, the little boat drifts out to sea, spins, and crashes against some rocks, and the shaken pup crawls to shore, seaweed and all. Flo apologizes and all ends happily. It is the deceptively simple artwork with its varying perspectives and soft, colorful illustrations, predominantly in the blues and greens of the sea, that makes the book sparkle. Minimal facial details and the tilt of Ebb's tail and ears convey his range of emotions. Short, somewhat choppy sentences with repetitive phrases make the book useful as a beginning reader. Though not quite as successful as Ebb and Flo and the New Friend (McElderry, 1999), this book is a serviceable tale of false accusation and redemption.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|

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