Punk Rocker Poodle

The little poodle is like a toddler, saying ‘No!’ to absolutely everything: ‘No socks! No frocks! Don’t think so – and none of you lot at soft play’. The illustrations, using some collage, are amazing – very mixed punk clothing, hair in shades of pink, cool sunglasses, and a terrible scowl. There is lots of vibrant colour, and the rebellion is in huge capital letters.  She doesn’t even want to go on the swings, but wants to be left alone.  No bath, no ‘cutesie-wutsie’, but maybe ‘a cuddle, a scratch on the belly, those lovely new jim-jams, a cartoon on the telly?’ Soon she is asleep, and we’ll see what tomorrow brings…but in the morning ‘No!’  starts all over again! This may help ‘difficult’ toddlers to see themselves as others see them, or possibly to find out what might be soothing for them, or it could be shared just for fun…