The Ballad of Tubs Marshfield

Name: The Ballad of Tubs Marshfield
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Cara Hoffman
ISBN: 9780063028234

Author: Cara Hoffman

Narrator: Gary Furlong

Unabridged: 2 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 11/10/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Science & Nature Stories, Animal Stories

Synopsis

Fans of Sara Pennypacker and Katherine Applegate will love this thrilling environmental fable—filled with laughter, music, and adventure. There’s no other place Tubs Marshfield would rather be than singing a song in his perfect little swamp along the Louisiana bayou. His music can make anyone feel happy.But something terrible is happening within the swamp that even Tubs’ songs can’t fix—and it’s making his neighbors feel sick! No one knows what to do, least of all Tubs.A mysterious prophecy may hold the key…or send Tubs away from his friends forever.

About Cara Hoffman

Cara Hoffman is the author of three critically acclaimed novels for adults: Running (a New York Times Editor's Choice), Be Safe I Love You (nominated for a Folio Prize), and So Much Pretty (a New Yorker Books Pick and New York Times Best Suspense Novel of 2011). She is also the author of the popular middle grade novel Bernard Pepperlin (a Junior Library Guild Selection). She has written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Paris Review, Bookforum, and National Public Radio, among others, and has been a visiting writer at University of Oxford. She lives in Manhattan and teaches at the Stonecoast MFA program at University of Southern Maine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on March 31, 2021

At first, this was giving off The Wind in the Willows-type vibes. Tubs lives in a homey swamp, full of quirky animal friends. He sings and enjoys his community. And then I thought, no, this is more like Masterpiece or even Charlotte's Web -- books where creatures and people feature in the story. But......more

Goodreads review by Jessica (readalongwithjess) on December 03, 2020

4/5 ⭐️ for The Ballad of Tubs Marshfield by Cara Hoffman This was a super adorable middle grade book about a frog (Tubs Marshfield) who loves writing songs and singing, and has to save his beloved swap when the animals start becoming very sick. From the get go, I noticed that the writing was very bea......more

Goodreads review by Eric on November 25, 2020

Tubs, the singing frog, has a problem. All of his friends are getting sick. His friend Lila, a doctor in frog form sees this too. For some time, they try to figure out the source of illnesses causing itching, scratching, feather loss and bad health. It turns out that they are being poisoned by the w......more

Goodreads review by Jill on July 06, 2023

Juvenile Fantasy. Tubs, a frog, is a songwriter and enjoys to sing. His joyful life in the swamp begins to change, as various creatures get sick. What is causing the illness? I generally enjoy animal fantasies but this one was a bit too much. The various creatures dress in clothes, one is a doctor t......more

Goodreads review by Sandy on February 08, 2021

As an adult reader, I would give this 2 stars but kids would probably give it a 4, so I went with the average. It does promote community and caring for the environment, but it also references drinking wine and smoking a pipe, which might turn some people off. It also doesn't really get to much adven......more