I love this book and have used it many times. It is an excellent story to read aloud and the pictures are magic. Tissue paper has been used predominantly to create them with some printing. Read more about it at http://www.amazon.com/Crocodile-Beat-Gail-Jorgensen/dp/0689718810
Activities:
1. Share the book by reading it.
2. How have the illustrations been made?
3. Focus on the fact that the artist, Patricia Mullins has torn the paper. Why has she done this? What effect has it created?
4. Usually I always give students the media to play with but with this I don't always. Offer them a selection of coloured tissue papers and PVA glue.
5. They can tear or cut the tissue paper.
6. Sometimes I actually demonstrate saturating the tissue with glue so it gets stuck successfully to the paper. But it is always good to let children experiment and find their own way. Your call.
7. Issue a challenge like: Can you make a scene with tissue paper like Patricia Mullins has done?
Other books to look at that Patricia Mullins has used the same medium: Hattie & The Fox and Shoes from Grandpa.
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