Keep Rolling!
Keep Rolling!
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Little, Brown & Co.
Just the Series: The Nuts!   

Series and Publisher: The Nuts!   

Annotation: Hazel and Wally's playtime roll down a muddy hill turns into a hilarious chase when they get covered in so much muck that they snowball to the size of elephants! Can anyone help them out of this predicament?
Genre: [Humorous fiction]
 
Reviews: 4
Catalog Number: #139155
Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2017
Edition Date: 2017 Release Date: 04/18/17
Illustrator: Magoon, Scott,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: Publisher: 0-316-32251-2 Perma-Bound: 0-605-97275-3
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-316-32251-5 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-97275-9
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2016023397
Dimensions: 28 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist (Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 CST 2017)

The Nuts (stars of The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House, 2014) return, this time with dreams on the part of the young nuts, Hazel and Wally, who want to grow BIG. Their simple, happy-go-lucky plan fits their lifestyle: they're just going to roll along, gathering whatever materials stick to them along the way. This plan works, after a fashion, as the two become round and smelly and big big, in fact, that at first dogcatchers come after them, and later, when they become the size of elephants, zookeepers. Magoon's digital illustrations, in bright earth tones, are minimal in detail; like the text, the landscape behind the siblings just keeps rolling along. The repetition of the images matches the repetitions in the text as phrases like get bigger and keep rolling are repeated throughout, creating lots of opportunities for interaction and investigation (what will Wally and Hazel look like next?). A link to the Keep Rolling song and dance adds to the fun.

Horn Book (Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2017)

Young Hazel and Wally Nut have a size complex, so they decide to plump up their volume: "They rolled through sticky mud and goo. / The more they rolled, the bigger they grew." The digital art keeps pace with the mounting absurdity, but as always with The Nuts books, the rhymes seem adrift without the corresponding (online) song to power them.

Kirkus Reviews

Litwin's Nut family is back (The Nuts, 2015), this time lamenting their diminutive size.Poor Hazel and Wally. They are tired of being tiny. But how can they get bigger quickly? By rolling in the mud, of course! They launch themselves down a mucky hill, and with each revolution a new layer of mud sticks to them, creating a larger and larger shell. A song accompanies the prescribed action: "KEEP ROLLING. / KEEP ROLLING. / KEEP ROLLING." (It's easy to imagine listeners getting into the action here.) They roll until they are the size of cats. Magoon's digital muck glops on thick, with strategically placed twigs and leaves to represent whiskers and eyes. But, "Oh, No!" A pack of dogs comes over the hill. Wally and Hazel had better…"KEEP ROLLING. / KEEP ROLLING. / KEEP ROLLING." When the two nuts are the size of dogs, they fear the (white) dogcatcher. Then they are the size of elephants, but a (brown-skinned) zookeeper joins the chase. Luckily, in a solution similar to a certain cat with colored shoes, water saves the day. The two nuts roll home. With repetitive refrains and plenty of mud, it's hard to go wrong—but the message is a bit murky. (Picture book. 3-6)

School Library Journal (Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 CST 2017)

PreS-Gr 1Hazel and Wally Nut are back again, and this time their small size leads them on a big adventure. After rolling in mud and realizing that the more they roll, "the bigger they [grow]," the Nuts keep rolling until they're the size of cats, dogs, and elephants. But each time they get bigger, a new challenge is thrown their way. All they know to do in these predicaments is to "keep rolling, keep rolling, keep rolling." Then rain comes and washes the mud and goo away until Hazel and Wally are small again. Even though they're left little and alone, the Nuts are able to get home because they know to "keep rolling" until they are back with their happy family. Litwin once again displays a sense of eternal optimism with this latest installment. The story has fun rhymes, pictures, and a song that reminds readers of all ages that when times get tough, the best thing to do is to keep going (or keep rolling). Children will love seeing Hazel and Wally's mud transformations and the silly escapades they get into. Magoon's bright and lively illustrations enhance the upbeat feel of the story. VERDICT Purchase for collections where Litwin's other titles are popular.Paige Garrison, The Davis Academy, Sandy Springs, GA

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Word Count: 272
Reading Level: 1.4
Interest Level: P-2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 1.4 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 198961 / grade: Lower Grades
Lexile: 260L
Guided Reading Level: J
Fountas & Pinnell: J

In the third book of the popular Nut Family series, keep rock and rollin' with singer-songwriter Eric Litwin -- author of the first three mega-bestselling Pete the Cat books -- as he invites readers to chime in and join the nutty, pun-filled fun, with a downloadable song available!

Hazel Nut and Wally Nut's playtime roll down a muddy hill turns into a hilarious chase when they get covered in so much muck that they get bigger... and bigger... until they're big as ELEPHANTS! Can anyone help get the Nuts back down to size? Eric Litwin offers an upbeat and inspiring message: What do you do when you roll into trouble? Keep rolling!


In the third book of the Nuts series, Eric Litwin's playful call-and-response rhymes and Scott Magoon's hilarious illustrations invite readers young and old to join in on the fun. Readers can go to www.TheNutFamily.com to learn the downloadable Keep Rolling song and dance along with Eric!

Don't miss the other hilarious read-along, sing-along books about the Nut Family! 
Bedtime at the Nut House
Sing and Dance in Your Polka-Dot Pants


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