Ballroom Bonanza Nina Rycroft (Working Title Press)Music, animals, Dance and fun rhymes make up this lovely animal alphabet book.
Nina's animal pictures are delightful and very amusing and in addition there are musical instruments hidden (some very well) in each of the A-Z spreads. Yes the mischief monkeys have hidden them so investigative eyes are needed. There are lots of musical instruments to find, many dance styles are mentioned, and heaps of animals are 'dancing' to find out who is the best dancer.
I love alphabet books and this is another that was fun ... especially after I read through the book, looked closely at the illustrations and found out that I had to find the hidden instruments - so I started all over again!
And do see Nina's YouTube clip Ballroom Bonanza film (with wonderful music) that captures 35 hours of water colour illustration (the creating of the book's cover) in under 3 minutes
There Was An Old Sailor Claire Saxby & Cassandra Allen (Walker Books Australia)There once was a FLY being swallowed by an old lady but now it is an old sailor who swallows a krill and I too am sure that it will make him ill ... especially after he starts swallowing a wide assortment of other animals from the sea including a jellyfish, a shark, a ray and a fish.
Of course when he finally swallows the last animal ... well you'll have to buy the book to find out! The last double page spread has some nice fishy facts too!
This is a fun new twist on a familiar tale with really absorbing illustrations that will have children in many homes and preschools and kindergartens chanting along!
This is a fun new twist on a familiar tale with really absorbing illustrations that will have children in many homes and preschools and kindergartens chanting along!
FUN!
