Tuesday 15 February 2011

5+: One Smart Fish and Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice - Chris Wormell

Release Date: 06/01/11

BOOK BLURB:

Long ago in the deep ocean, there lived...one smart fish! He wasn't the biggest and he wasn't the boldest, but he was the cleverest. What this smart fish wanted more than anything else was to walk upon the land. But everyone knows that fish can't walk...can they?


REVIEW:

I love books that have an interesting angle and give the reader something that is quite unexpected. Within this book is a story that will lead on to further questions, help inquisitive minds and above all else give the parent just as much fun reading as entertainment to the young listener. It’s great fun with some cracking illustrations which are not just bright but something that will stick vividly in the readers imagination. Add to this a very creative story arc, carefully chosen words and a book that will stick with the reader for a long time. This is definitely a must for any young person’s library.





Release Date: 06/01/11

BOOK BLURB:

One day a small scruffy bear meets six terrified white mice; they're scared of the dark forest and all the predatory creatures that live there, including an owl, a fox and a slithery snake...But never fear, Scruffy Bear has all kinds of ingenious ideas about how to keep them safe!


REVIEW:

My second outing with Chris and one that didn’t disappoint as Scruffy Bear is charming, wonderfully drawn with a story that really does enthuse as well as amuse. It’s wonderfully colourful, the characters fun and above all else it’s a tale that will stay long after the final page is turned, so much so that I had to read it three or four times on the trot just so my nephew could get the most from it as he loved looking at the illustrations. Chris really has a special talent and is one of the picture book authors that I have to solidly recommend.

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