A Special Something
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Cover Story
This issue’s cover is from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Monkey Puzzle. Written in rhyme, this agreeable story has butterfly helping little monkey to find his mum. Scheffler’s distinctive, entertaining and strongly characterised illustrations make good use of the page as little monkey meets lots of jungle inhabitants before being reunited with his mum. Thanks to Macmillan Children’s Books for their help in producing this July cover.
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A Special Something
Mummy's fat tummy is the source of some anxiety to the little girl. Whatever is in there? Mummy says it is 'something special'. Could it be a hippopotamus? Or a kangaroo? It is good at kicking. It wriggles like a crocodile and 'nudges like a teasing monkey. It is quite a relief when an ordinary baby brother appears. The cosy illustrations, including Dad with designer stubble, and a cuddly family dog, will provide reassurance to worried about-to-be siblings. But why didn't they just tell the little girl it was a baby in the first place? However, this is a quibble in an imaginative story, and most children will twig immediately that the bump is a baby and enjoy their superior knowledge.
