Author and Illustrator: Birgitta Sif
Recommended for Kindergarten to Year Two
Three different staff members independently picked this book out of a collection of books from a supplier. Oliver "felt a bit different". Exactly how or why he is different is not explained. He plays lots of games, but even in a room full of people he plays with his toys and puppets. He loves to read and has all sorts of adventures. As we get to the end of the book Oliver starts another adventure... he befriends a little girl who likes to play just the way he does. Charmingly the book has "The End" crossed out and replaced by "The Beginning".
The illustrations are delightful and much of the story is told through these pictures that combine an expressive free style with rich detail. Most pages have a single picture as a double spread, and they are full of things to notice, discuss and comment on. I thoroughly approve of books that can be pored over and explored.
The take home message is that we don't all have to like or do the same things (an important point in this age of globalism and advertising mediated conformity), but that relationships are a wonderful adventure. This book works well as a book to read out loud, but will also work as a visual story for little ones to read to themselves even without the words.
Andrew Lack
Head of the Odell Learning Resources Centre
Recommended for Kindergarten to Year Two
Three different staff members independently picked this book out of a collection of books from a supplier. Oliver "felt a bit different". Exactly how or why he is different is not explained. He plays lots of games, but even in a room full of people he plays with his toys and puppets. He loves to read and has all sorts of adventures. As we get to the end of the book Oliver starts another adventure... he befriends a little girl who likes to play just the way he does. Charmingly the book has "The illustrations are delightful and much of the story is told through these pictures that combine an expressive free style with rich detail. Most pages have a single picture as a double spread, and they are full of things to notice, discuss and comment on. I thoroughly approve of books that can be pored over and explored.
The take home message is that we don't all have to like or do the same things (an important point in this age of globalism and advertising mediated conformity), but that relationships are a wonderful adventure. This book works well as a book to read out loud, but will also work as a visual story for little ones to read to themselves even without the words.
Andrew Lack
Head of the Odell Learning Resources Centre
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