Further Adventures of King Rollo - David McKee

The Adventures of King Rollo - David McKee

I fondly remember from my childhood and had been actively searching for, hampered by the fact I couldn’t remember the name of the main character. The author* David Mckee is the author of many children’s books including the Elmer series and the classic ‘Not now, Bernard!’. His King Rollo series of books have been going for over twenty years and their enduring nature is testament to his skill at writing and illustrating books that appeal to the under-fives and their parents. The layout and illustrations* This 32 page book is beautifully laid out and illustrated. The front cover is bright and appealing, featuring all the main characters of the stories….King Rollo, ...

Not Now, Bernard - David McKee

I find this picture book about a little boy trying to get attention from his parents very funny and rather sad and disturbing at the same time. The story is very short with just one sentence below an illustration on each page - the longest sentence is 14 words and most are a lot shorter. This review is probably longer than the book. Bernard goes to talk to each of his parents in turn but they are preoccupied with other activities and don't seem to have much time for him, and everything he says gets the same response, "Not now, Bernard". He tells his mum he is going to be eaten by a monster and she apparently doesn't listen or look, just says, "Not now, ...

Not Now, Bernard - David McKee

This children s book is written by the famous David McKee , and I was quite excited about reading it when we got it home from the library, on the strength of the author alone: oh how disappointed was I? The book tells the story of Bernard, a young lad who is ignored by his all too busy parents, and who is then eaten by a monster, who like-wise is ignored by Bernard s mum and dad. OK, as a kids book, this works. The story is imaginative and unpredictable, and the illustrations that adorn each page are simple but entertaining, using almost full page colour paintings on each page. The language is repetitive and basic, making it a good book to learn vocab through. For my ...