I'm Not Cute! - Jonathan Allen

I'm Not Cute! by Jonathan Allen is a much adored book in my 22 month old son's vast and ever-growing collection. This book is an A4 sized paperback, also available as a board book, which retails at £5.99, however it is available from Amazon at a temporarily reduced price of just £4.38. The story is a simple and endearing one. We follow a baby owl who decides to explore his woodland surroundings for the very first time. Baby Owl ventures out with the somewhat misguided opinion that no-one will bother him. He is after all a "Huge and scary hunting machine with great big soft and silent wings" and a "Huge sleek hunting machine with great ...  Read the complete review

My daughter is a big fan of "I'm not scared" by Jonathon Allen, so I knew we had to read "I'm not cute" as well, especially after reading such lovely reviews about the book on here. Picture a really cute and cuddly owl who walks around carrying a little teddy owl under his wing, and I defy you not to fall in love with him. My daughter and I did the first time we saw him, and my first instinct was to go "aww he's cute". Exactly the impression Allen would have wanted from his reading audience, as we learn quickly through the book. Baby owl is out for a walk with little owly when he comes across fox, rabbit and ...  Read the complete review

I'm Not Cute! By Jonathan Allen is the latest favourite in our house for bedtime reading at the moment. The grandson hasn't got a great sense of humour, but he really gets the little joke here and finds it both funny and endearing. I think on some sly level he can relate to Baby Owl's obstinance! I'm Not Cute! Tells the story of baby owl and his resentment towards being called cute by all of the animals in the forest. He comes up with new and scary responses to every animal who calls him cute. For instance on one page, he replies that he's not cute, but a big scary killing machine. He makes similar responses to everyone who says he's cute on his journey ...  Read the complete review

I'm not cute is written by Jonathan Allen and was first published in 2005 and cost £5.99 if you want to buy it brand new. The story tells of a small and fluffy baby owl who has a massive chip on his shoulder! He hates being called 'cute' by all of the animals in the forest and tried to explain why he isn't cute. When he finally moans to his mother about the situation she agrees that he isn't 'cute' and is more of a 'hunting machine' at which point baby owl has a mood swing and decides that he is 'cute'! The book ends as the mother owl has a revolutionary idea on how to resolve the situation!! This book is a lovely little story that features a very ...  Read the complete review

Jonathan Allen is fast becoming one my favourite children's authors...are they classed as an author when they write books only a few pages long? I have now read quite a few of his children's books, but this one - 'I'm Not Cute!' - was the first I came across It was in one of my daughter's Bookstart packs, her 18 month one I think, and it was a hit straight away. The front cover has the words 'I'm not Cute!' emblazoned across the top of the page, then underneath there is a picture of a bewildered looking baby owl...it makes you know that this book is going to be somewhat amusing. The story is about Baby Owl (he has no name just 'Baby Owl' which I ...  Read the complete review