When We Went to the Park - Shirley Hughes

When we went to teh park by Shirley Hughes in one of a collection of books in the authors Nursery Collection. The stories are all about a little girl and her baby brother, with the little girl being the key character in this story. The little girls goes to the park with her Grandad and on the way and whilst they are there she tells us what she sees. As she is telling us what she sees she is counting up to 10, so for example she sees one black cat, two big girls, three ladies and so on. She also gives them some form of description, so for example, three ladies chatting on a bench. After she sees ten birds swooping in teh sky she tells us that she has seen ...  Read the complete review

Shirley Hughes is well known for producing great children's books and "When we went to the park" is no exception. Ms Hughes combines a very simple story about a little girl walking to the park with her Grandpa with a great counting game. The girl leaves home and encounters various things in ever increasing numbers from one black cat through to ten birds in the sky and eventually onto so many leaves that they can't be counted. The illustrations, in common with many of Shirley's books are an absolute delight and the fully compliment the pitter-patter tale as it unfolds. The illustrations are in a watercolour and ink style and are ...  Read the complete review