Tissue, Please! Book

"Schnorrrkle!"

Frog and his friends can't stop sniffling. What's worse, they wipe their noses on their arms. Frog's runny nose is making it hard to concentrate in dance class, and it's disgusting his teacher, Miss Tutu. What Frog and his friends need are tissues!

Frog discovers nirvana when he finally uses a tissue to blow his nose. But what will happen when Frog is caught in the middle of his dance recital with a runny nose — and no tissue? Lisa Kopelke's humorous text and exuberant art enliven this comedy of manners.

Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz - Children's Literature

As she did in Excuse Me! Kopelke uses humor to teach a lesson in behavior that will be appreciated by all the parents and teachers who are tired of improperly wiped runny noses. Frog and his friends do everything together, including wiping their running noses on their arms. At home Frog's mother suggests that he should use tissue and blow his nose. During their ballet recital, Frog and his friends are in trouble with their sniffles. When Frog remembers the tissues and manages not only to work one into his dance but also to inspire his friends to do the same as they pirouette across the stage. The Dance of the Tissue-Box Fairies becomes the "big finale of every dance recital." Acrylic paints create a quintet of frogs guaranteed to produce gleeful giggles across double pages. Kopelke takes particular creative liberties with their legs, elongating them and exploiting their linear flexibility for expressive and esthetic effects. Eyes are also used for dramatic purposes, emphasizing a lesson that should be remembered. 2004, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Ages 4 to 8.