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 Hasn't He Grown - John Talbot
 Hasn't He Grown - John Talbot ... children play in another room. But is Rachel really a genius and Matthew a budding engineer? As the mothers' claims get wilder and wilder, the pictures which accompany this text take off into the realms of fantasy.Newest Review: ... and Malcolm are doing while their mums are talking! I'll say more about this a bit later. Now, the reason why I particularly ... more ... like this book is the way I feel it's aimed at me as an adult! As I said the mums are talking about their children, but it's the language they use which is really interesting! They start by saying how much their children have grown, and Malcolm's mum says that he 'eats them out of house and home'. The accompanying picture shows Malcolm chewing his way through doors, chairs, radios and such like - obviously showing the literal meaning of the expression! This is the way the story progresses with the mums coming out wit...more |
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Hasn't He Grown - John Talbot: Go on - say what you mean! (648 words)
by - written on 29/08/07 (Very useful, 124 readings)
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'Hasn't He Grown!' is a rather brilliant little picture book written and illustrated by John Talbot. You might think at first glance, that this is a book solely aimed at young children, but open it up and look inside and you'll soon realise that there is a lot for adults to enjoy too! In fact this book is very clever because, in my opinion, it works very well at two different levels! Thinking first about the level aimed at the child. A little girl called Rachel and her mummy go and visit a little boy called Malcolm and his mummy too. While the two mums sit and chat over a cup of tea the two children go off and play. The text is basically the two mums talking, ... Read the complete review
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