The Singing Mermaid - Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson Pulls it Off Again (363 words)
by azana - written on 27/03/12 (Very useful, 59 readings)
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Owning, as I think we must do, pretty well the whole of the Julia Donaldson catalogue, from the excellent Stick Man to the less memorable Zog via The Gruffalo, that surely every household with a young child must own, when a new title comes along expectations are high in this household. In general Donaldson, our current children s laureate after all, knows how to spin a yarn and this book is no exception; the more we have read it the more we all love it. This particular edition, illustrated by Lydia Monks has instant cover appeal with its glittery bits, which are to be found on every single page. There s plenty of detail in the bright pictures which complement the author ...

The Singing Mermaid - Julia Donaldson

A nice glittery book from the author of the Grufallo (302 words)
by firasha - written on 27/03/12 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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I read this with my 2 and 3 year old boys. We have previously enjoyed the Grufallo so were interested to see what this new Julia Donaldson book would be like. I wondered whether it would be more for girls due to the mermaid theme and glitter but they enjoyed it, so I don t think its a book that need to be restricted to only one gender. Like the Grufallo the whole of this text is written in rhyme, which flows very easily when you read it aloud to your children. It has 4 lines on each page and 32 pages. I found it just the right length for this age group. The illustrations are great - very bright and colourful and with the added feature of glitter being integrated into ...

Tabby McTat - Julia Donaldson

Feline Fun From the Unstoppable Duo (915 words)
by QueenSmythe - written on 03/12/09, updated on 05/12/09 (Very useful, 99 readings)
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The perfect pair have done it again! The new hardback picture book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler has the plot, the style & the look... THE PLOT Tabby McTat is a busker s cat (with a tartan necktie no less). Fred the busker sings & plays guitar & Tabby joins in too with the odd mew. One day Tabby strolls off & meets Sock, a black cat with one white paw & they have a cat to cat chat! When Tabby returns to their busking place to find Fred he has gone. Little does Tabby know that he has been taken to hospital & so he lingers in their square waiting, & waiting. A week later Sock finds the abandoned Tabby along & looking thin & ...