On page 13 you will find the words to the theme song which Baloney wrote. The author invites you to make your own comic by following his directions as to how to draw faces that are happy, sad, worried or mad. For starters, apply this challenge to your bike, your house and a tree. What items could you explore by using some of these same prepositions as well as others such as in, out and over. When Baloney finds a wooden ladder he explores how many ways he can relate to it through a number of prepositions including up, down, under, through and around. How do the names of the characters (Baloney, Peanut, Bizz and Krabbit) identify what animal or insect they each are or what personality they have? If you were to gather four of your friends together to make your own group, who would they be? Why?
Links to the podcast and Activity Questions can be found at Children’s Bookshelf dot org.Īctivity Questions for Baloney and Friends: Going Up! The Children’s Bookshelf is a production of WCMU. The author includes a section that shows youngsters how to draw faces that capture such feelings as happy, sad, glad or mad and invites the reader to draw a comic!īaloney and Friends: Going Up! written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli is a merry look at friendship for children 6-9 years of age. The design of this graphic novel has each talking bubble drawn in the same color as the animal character who is speaking. The book is full of simple pleasures and much fun. “Oh man, I love this thing,” says Baloney as Krabbit looks up from his book in disgust. Krabbit is relieved but not for long as the trio joyfully walks back with the ladder. This is AWESOME!” Baloney then begins to examine its properties with Peanut and Bizz- they are impressed as Baloney climbs up the ladder, climbs down the ladder, walks around the ladder and goes underneath the ladder! Then they decide to walk away with the ladder. He tells him that it’s a ladder and it’s part of the junk that’s scattered about. “The Ladder” is particularly touching as Baloney discovers a piece of wood on the ground and asks Krabbit what it is. There are three major stories in the book. He wants to read his book and be left alone. Krabbit, however, thinks many of the group’s adventures are rather silly.
Peanut is not very sure of himself and Bizz gently goes along with the plans. He is the mover and shaker of the foursome. It is told in a delightful conversational style as Baloney the pig, Peanut the horse, Bizz the bumblebee and Krabbit the rabbit grow their friendship while discovering the world around them.īaloney is composing a theme song for their little group when the book begins. This is the Children’s Bookshelf and I’m Sue Ann Martinīaloney and Friends: Going Up!, a graphic novel written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli, is the second in his charming Baloney and Friends series.
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