A beautifully illustrated children’s book which provides a comforting and somewhat stoic template to contend with life’s trials and tribulations. The book provides a much needed introduction, or indeed reminder, of basic, but often overlooked principles which can help an individual navigate through tough life events. The illustrations are bright and interesting and help to take the reader on a journey through life.
It was refreshing to read a children’s book which contained greater depth and meaning in the prose. However, I am unsure how much of this meaning would be understood and or retained by the intended audience and the book may contain concepts that a slightly older reading group would be able to understand and appreciate. I imagine a parent/guardian/teacher/et cetera reading this to a child may find more benefit to the meaning in the narrative than the child. The illustrations however do provide enough interest to engage the target audience.
Perhaps the book is successful in a multi-faceted way, providing visual engagement for the child and a more thoughtful vista for the reader. However I can see that this separation between the content of the text and the illustrations may not be ideal for everyone.
It was refreshing to read a children’s book which contained greater depth and meaning in the prose. However, I am unsure how much of this meaning would be understood and or retained by the intended audience and the book may contain concepts that a slightly older reading group would be able to understand and appreciate. I imagine a parent/guardian/teacher/et cetera reading this to a child may find more benefit to the meaning in the narrative than the child. The illustrations however do provide enough interest to engage the target audience.
Perhaps the book is successful in a multi-faceted way, providing visual engagement for the child and a more thoughtful vista for the reader. However I can see that this separation between the content of the text and the illustrations may not be ideal for everyone.