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Good Reading : November 2017
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ABagandaBird Pamela Allen Here’s another of Pamela Allen’s books to enchant the little children. In Kirribilli, Sydney, John and his mum set off for a picnic in the Botanic Gardens. John has made his own honey sandwiches and wrapped them in a plastic bag. His mum prefers cucumber sandwiches. They walk across the Harbour Bridge, past the Opera House and into the Botanic Gardens where they choose a spot to eat their picnic lunch. It doesn’t take long for the scavenging birds to find them. But then a catastrophe! A little breeze picks up John’s last sandwich and the plastic bag and blows it away. This is just what the birds are hoping for. They fight and squabble and then take off again with the plastic bag attached to one of the flock. The bag fills with air and drags the bird down into the water. What will happen now, John thinks. In true Pamela Allen style, the story and the illustrations are just perfect for the littlies. Such a happy ending and even just a subtle message about the dangers of those plastic bags. Viking $24.99 Age Guide 2+ www.magabala .com The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker Jessica Courtney-Tickle What a magical book for any child to find under the Christmas tree. It tells the story of the classic ballet The Nutcracker. It’s Christmas Eve and Uncle Drosselmeyer, the toymaker, has just ar r ived at his goddaughter’s house with presents; lots of wonderful toys, but the very best is a wooden nutcracker in the shape of a little soldier. Later that night, as the clock strikes midnight, the toys come to life, the nutcracker is magically transformed into a prince who takes us on an exciting journey to the Land of Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy dances for us and even the candied flowers join in. Now all of this is very exciting as each page is filled with wonderful images. But the best part is that every page has a little ‘note’ button we can press and a few bars of Tchaikovsky’s music brings the whole story to life. Then on the last page we can listen to the music again and read what is happening in each part of this fantastical ballet. A child’s dream. Frances Lincoln Age guide 5+ REVIEWED BY MERLE MORCOM PICTURE BOOKS AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR
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