Nothing - Mick Inkpen

It is no surprise that Mick Inkpen is one of the top selling picture book artists and writers. He has an enviable talent in this area and has sold millions worldwide. He is perhaps best known for his stories about Kipper, but don't overlook the Wibbly Pig series of books as these are in my opinion even more fantastic than Kipper. 'Nothing' is more suitable for slightly older children than the standard Mick Inkpen books but the Year 1 and 2 children that I have decided to share this book with have really enjoyed the story and lots of discussion has ensued. ~ 'Nothing' ~ It all begins when the family in Number 47 were moving out ...  Read the complete review

'Nothing' was a Christmas present received by my two young boys aged 3 and 4 last year. It came as a set of 4 other childrens books all by different artists but this was the first one we read and turned into a firm favourite. So what's it about?~ Well It's a tale about a family who are packing up to move house to a nearby street. Everything is packed and after clearing out the attic,there is a final bang of the door and the house is empty...or is it? What is the little thing left up in the attic? Well even it doesn't know! After a friendly mouse shows him where to get out he falls down the drainpipe, and after a run in with a fox meets the cat of the ...  Read the complete review

My son has had this book since his third birthday - he is now eight and 'Nothing ' is read when he is happy, sad, ill, tired, excited - in fact any excuse will do! When he first got the book we just read it together, straight through. As he got older we discussed issues raised by the book - moving house, pets going missing, attics, being sad, loving scruffy toys more than brand new ones, reflections, nocturnal animals, relatives, photo albums and new babies. Now he reads it just because it brings back nice memories and he never tires of it. It is a lovely story, an old battered soft toy that was abandoned long ago hears itself described as ...  Read the complete review

Nothing by Mick Inkpen is rather darker than his series of Kipper books, aimed at a slightly older audience (I would say four to seven years old), but is just as magical. It begins with a family moving house, and an unrecognisable creature coming to life in the attic. But this is no monster in the attic - this is a cute and sweet little thing, but it feels lost. It has been squashed and abandoned for so long, that it cannot remember who it is. When the people check the attic for anything else they want to take to the new house, they find the creature, dismissing it as 'Nothing'. The thing decides that must be its name. He ...  Read the complete review