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July 1, 2006/in Fiction 5-8 Infant/Junior /by Angie Hill
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BfK 159 July 2006
Reviewer: Anne Faundez
ISBN: 978-1845073787
Price: £4.99
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Genre: Fiction
Age Range: 5-8 Infant/Junior
Length: 64pp
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Hey Crazy Riddle!

Author: Trish CookeIllustrator: Hannah Shaw

Here are seven boisterous stories from the Caribbean explaining phenomena such as why wasps can’t make honey and agouti has no tail, how goat got more food and dog lost his bone, ending with a wonderful version of ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’ that is as zany as the original nursery rhyme. Wit and language play bounce off every page in these stories awash with rhymes, rhythms and alliteration. This is a thoroughly entertaining collection that begs to be read aloud or performed for children to understand how language can be used effectively to bring out the sounds and sheer fun of words. Vibrant illustrations and a design that incorporates lots of white space add further to the book’s appeal.

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