I missed this wonderful book last year so I just have to add it now because I love it ... especially with the follow-up book hitting the shelves shortly!
Martha is a very lovely little otter. She gives hugs, and she shares snacks, and she makes presents and reads stories but Martha doesn’t say sorry. And when she does things that are not so nice, including to her family - she still doesn’t say sorry! So when Martha wants a cookie, or a piggyback ride, or a hug she realises that maybe a little sorry will help.
A beautiful book for parents and youngsters to share with a very simple message.
A young boy is not going to sleep because the monster is back! his parents tell him to go to sleep. Repeated monster sightings and observations delaying the boy going to bed, have appropriate replies from the parents, like monsters don’t have tails. Eventually when the parent counting starts and arrives at three (which every parent knows will happen) the parents arrive and carry the little boy to bed ... but who really is the monster.
Read the story and look very closely at the illustrations throughout this book. This is fun!
Oh this is sooooo much fun and it is thrilling to know that it was Queen Victoria who championed the wearing of these very essential items. These are the underpants that changed history for it was Queen Victoria made the wearing of underpants popular! A pair of her underpants are on display at the Museum of London - complete with royal insignia and numbering!
Lizzy's family is in the clothing industry and she makes the finest underpants in the world so when a footman from the palace brought the message the whole family (including grandma who thinks that underpants are unnecessary) become involved in working out what types of pants they should be, where the materials should come from, and then the eventual sewing and embroidering of the underpants.
See the trailer here (or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX9Ll5CDVkM)
So many giggles and so much fun!
