In their starred review, Kirkus say of We Are the Wibbly by Sarah Tagholm and illustrator Jane McGuinness:
While some life cycle books feel dry, this one is enlivened by humor and the modest but compelling narrative, which follows a distinctive pink-cheeked tadpole who’s decidedly ambivalent about this whole metamorphosis business.
From the publisher:
The funny, heartfelt and irresistible story of one small creature’s epic journey from frogspawn to frog.
OH MY CRIKEYS!
Doesn’t life move fast? One moment you’re in the Wibbly, relaxing with your Wibbly friends. The next, they’ve all grown tails and turned into tadpoles! And what’s more, they are bursting OUT of the Wibbly … AND you’ve got to keep up!
Some tadpoles don’t feel ready to become frogs.
And some never wanted to become tadpoles in the first place.
This heartwarming, hilarious story speaks perfectly to the anxiety that children can feel about keeping up with those around them.