This as a really poignant and humorous reflection on the pandemic as experienced by an 8 yr old boy. I really enjoyed the style it was written in and my son related to the character of Max so much that it was as if they author was writing about our own family at times.
No one is going to forget the past two years in a hurry but this is a wonderful story to relive those events through a child’s perspective. Remembering how they first learnt words like pandemic and lockdown that soon become part of their daily vocabulary.
During Max’s mission to count to a million this books covers all the pivotal moments during that time and the shared experiences we had such as the closing of schools, daily walks, isolating from friends and family, the Thursday night Clap for Carers and people panic buying pasta and toilet rolls.
Max’s Mum is a Nutritionist and his dad is a Doctor so this book is also informative about health and wellbeing without ever feeling preachy or boring.
No one is going to forget the past two years in a hurry but this is a wonderful story to relive those events through a child’s perspective. Remembering how they first learnt words like pandemic and lockdown that soon become part of their daily vocabulary.
During Max’s mission to count to a million this books covers all the pivotal moments during that time and the shared experiences we had such as the closing of schools, daily walks, isolating from friends and family, the Thursday night Clap for Carers and people panic buying pasta and toilet rolls.
Max’s Mum is a Nutritionist and his dad is a Doctor so this book is also informative about health and wellbeing without ever feeling preachy or boring.