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It's a wild ride on the sea of imagination, and a rousing high-five to the power of reading.
-Publishers Weekly, starred review
Surf's up, Bro! Not yet, Dude. Books are boring. Not this one!
Newbery Award Winner Kwame Alexander's bouncy ode to the joy of reading.
Bro and Dude have very different ideas about how to spend a day at the beach. But as Bro continues to gasp and cheer while he reads his book (Moby Dick), Dude can't help getting pulled in--literally. Before you can shout "Surf's up!" both frogs are sharing the same adventure-- that is, until they get to the beach. Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and illustrator Daniel Miyares join forces to give readers a wild ride, celebrating the joys of summer and reading.
Reviews (2)
Horn Book Review
Alexander follows up his poignant 2015 Newbery-winning middle-grade verse novel The Crossover (rev. 5/14) witha picture book starring two frogs, one a surfer dude, the other a bookworm. SURFS UP, BRO! calls the first frog to his bud. Not yet, Dude, responds the other, absorbed in his reading. While Dude and Bro (still with nose in book) make their way to the beach, Bro reveals some tantalizing plot points from Moby-Dick that slowly pique skeptical Dudes interest. Highly pigmented art with rich colors and texture makes this beach day burst off the page -- and Bros story bursts from its pages as well, as Miyaress illustrations blur more and more of Dude and Bros day into the plot of Moby-Dick. In a climactic scene, we see a full-bleed double-page spread showing both frogs trying to manage the storm-tossed ship (BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES! says Bro. Do what to the what? replies Dude). After finishing the book, Bro heads straight for the water to catch some waves, revealing no spoilers to his now-curious friend. Surfing forgotten, Dude snaps up the abandoned volume to find out for himself what happens -- and the art begins to blur reality once more, this time with Dude as ships captain. With their strategic use of color and line, the illustrations work well with Alexanders snappy, spare text (all in dialogue) to create a high-energy tribute to the power of a good book. julie roach (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A sunny day near the ocean means different kinds of excitement for frog friends Bro and Dude. Dude peeks into the window: "SURF'S UP, BRO!" But Bro is too immersed in a book to respond ("You'd rather read a book than go to the beach?" Dude asks incredulously), so Dude pops pal and surfboard onto the back of his push scooter. On the way, Bro is still reading: "WOWIE KAZOWIE!" The story ("about a man looking for a whale") begins to unfold around them both. The looming whale, a stormy sea, a ship with a frog sporting a bicorn hat at the helm, and the mast cracking in two are suddenly right at hand. Bro's thrilled enthusiasm and punchy exclamations as he finishes the book finally elicit Dude's eager questions: "Did they catch the whale? Who got the gold?" and Bro's sly response, "Not telling." Miyares' edge-to-edge illustrations, full of motion, capture in these frog characters a friendship that offers space to be oneself, with a nice reversal at the end: Dude has his nose in the book ("WHOA, DADDY-O"), and Bro catches a wave ("COWABUNGA!"). Newbery winner (The Crossover, 2014) Alexander's humorous, tautly poetic dialogue between friends begs to be read aloud to small listeners or by new readers, and these frogs have cultural punch that many plain-vanilla animal characters lack. The nod to Moby-Dick is a bonus. A warmhearted tribute to reading. (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
