Reviewed by Nikki M Heath
Have you ever considered how hard it would be to find a good place to live - if you were a bug? Four insect friends search for a good place to live, but in a modern world filled with people, traffic, and pollution, it proves almost impossible. Until, that is, they find a beautiful garden full of flowers with a caretaker who appreciates them.
This is everything you would expect of a Lucy Cousins picture book: bold, colourful illustrations, simple text and childlike styling. The book engages all the senses and uses repetition effectively to drive home the simple but important themes of home and environment. The reader connects emotionally with the characters as well as having the chance to notice the broader message. Even the endpapers reinforce the journey from urban to garden.
Addictive
and engaging, this will be on heavy rotation for toddlers and preschoolers as
well as their carers and teachers.
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