I Don't Like Koala by Sean
Ferrell, Illustrated by Charles Santoso (Scholastic Australia)
HB
RRP $24.99
ISBN
978-1-74276-149-7
Reviewed by Jenny Heslop
Adam
has a problem. He does not like Koala. But no-one will listen to him so
Adam has to solve this problem all by himself. How can he get rid of Koala?
''Adam puts Koala away.
Away
is a lot of different places.'
I
Don’t like Koala addresses a universal childhood problem - an
unwanted gift, the stuffed toy that will not stop staring. It is the language of
the text, the illustrations and the subtle humour which transforms this seemingly straight forward tale into a highly
entertaining and fun story.
The
illustrations are fabulous. They are soft
and matte which keeps the tone light.
Even the dark is blues and purples rather than black. Koala is not
made to look menacing. He has the same expression all the way through the
story. It is Adam's face which reveals the terribleness of Koala. And
Adam is a very expressive boy, his face tells the story.
This
story is fun to read with an unexpected twist at the end to
make every parent smile.
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