Price: £10.99
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: 5-8 Infant/Junior
Length: 32pp
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That's Why!
Surrounded by a disintegrating world, guitarist Ziggi shuts it all out with his music; ‘Why was I born?’ he sings soulfully into the night. Whereupon an angelic white stallion whisks him off – wonderful life style – to answer his question. From a celestial viewpoint he sees his parents, doctors, nurses, teachers, musical heroes, girlfriend and their future children. All of these – like notes in a tune – make up his reason for living. So now Ziggi sings a new song – ‘the purpose of life is that life has a purpose – that’s why we were born.’
Here’s an engagingly lively piece of Cole whose pictures will please all ages. Its message (‘uplifting’ his publishers say) will reach only those ready for it. Cole’s exuberant style is spot-on for the job and the end spread of Ziggi’s triumphant song-unveiling gig is a masterpiece of observation.