Marvin Wanted More - Joseph Theobald

Have you ever felt as though somebody was always trying to do better than yourself? Somebody doing that extra bit of effort that you know is totally unnecessary but they do it anyway. Well that somebody is the main character of this lovely children’s picture story book. Welcome to Marvin the sheep. Marvin Wanted More! By Joseph Theobald. Marvin wanted to be bigger, run faster and be able to jump higher than the other sheep, so he kept eating and eating. Only as he became able to jump higher and run faster, Marvin didn’t stop eating, he continued to eat until there was nothing left to eat. Molly his friend kept ...  Read the complete review

If you eat too much you will end up puking! This is the moral of the story behind Marvin Wanted More! Or perhaps there is a little bit more to it? Or a little less? Maybe I like analysing too much… : ) Let’s see… ************************************************ Marvin Wanted More is the first picture book by the very talented author / illustrator Joseph Theobald, who trained at Falmouth Art College and lives in the UK. Joseph Theobald has illustrated other children’s books, of which Crow’s Nest (written by Sandra Horn); he also creates illustrations for various other ...  Read the complete review