All in One Piece - Jill Murphy

Although it's nice to occasionally get a kids book that has nothing sinister in it other than giving the readers a bit of fun, it is good to have books with nice and appealing stories, loveable characters, and a bit of a moral to the tale. Jill Murphy's Peace At Last is one of our favourite books. When our (5 year old) son was a baby and then a toddler, he loved having this book read to him. Now he's a bit older, he tends to do a lot of the reading himself, and now the bonus is that he can pick some of these books up and give them a go himself. Peace At Last featured the Large family, a family of elephants, and Jill Murphy uses this family to tell a ...  Read the complete review

All In One Piece by Jill Murphy *I thought that I would review this children's book, as a tribute to all those parents who understand just how difficult it is, to get ready for a rare night out.* ***What's it all about?*** Well, this is another in a series of books about the Large family - a family of elephants and the evening when Mr and Mrs. Large get to venture out, to the office-dinner dance. Of course the children can't go and so grandma comes to babysit. Granny arrives at tea time and the children are bathed and ready for bed. Granny lets them do some painting, whilst mum and dad go upstairs to get ready in peace. ...  Read the complete review

'All in One Piece' by Jill Murphy is a really fun read for little children and parents alike. Jill Murphy is quite a prolific children's writer and is well known for her 'Worst Witch' series of books. She has also written a number of books about a family of elephants, called the Large family,and this book is part of that series. This particular one was written in 1987 and has certainly stood the test of time! Although they are elephants, the Large family take on all the characteristics and traits of any normal family. There are six members of the family - Mum, Dad, Luke, Laura, Lester and the baby. In this story Mum is desperately looking forward to a well ...  Read the complete review

All in one piece Jill Murphy This again is a book I bought in the charity shop for 20p its full price is £4.99. I bought it as an addition to Adrian’s library. This book was published in 1999 so it’s not that old I have read this book before to children at work and enjoyed reading it and the responses it got from the children This book is suitable for 4 to 6 year olds reading level 2. The story is about the large family an enchanting elephant family Mr Large Mrs Large their 4 children baby Lester, Luke and Laura and granny. Mr and Mrs large are going out to the office diner dance granny is going to baby sit. ...  Read the complete review