Friday, 18 October 2013

Doug The Bug That Went Boing! by Sue Hendra (Children's. Picture book, 10E/10E)

September 2013, Simon and Schuster, 32 pages, Paperback, review copy

Themes: friendship, ball game, disagreement, something unexpected, helping others, being helped by others, thinking outside the box, appreciating others,

Content: minor peril, lots of humour

Summary from Simon & Schuster

Doug and Trevor are best friends who love playing in the garden. But one day Doug gets dug up! Stuck at the top of a tower block can Doug find his way back to his friend or will he be trapped forever? - See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.co.uk/Doug-the-Bug/Sue-Hendra/9781471118449#sthash.xNz19yr9.dpuf
Doug and Trevor are best friends who love playing in the garden. But one day Doug gets dug up! Stuck at the top of a tower block can Doug find his way back to his friend or will he be trapped forever?
 
Doug and Trevor are best friends who love playing in the garden. But one day Doug gets dug up! Stuck at the top of a tower block can Doug find his way back to his friend or will he be trapped forever? - See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.co.uk/Doug-the-Bug/Sue-Hendra/9781471118449#sthash.xNz19yr9.dpuf
Nayuleska's thoughts 
As soon as I saw this book was up for reviewing I simply had to request it becaused I loved Norman the Snail so much. The brightly coloured style fits the feel of the story - there's always a sense of hope even when it looks like Doug is about to be someone's dinner. Doug uses his head to help both himself and someone else, which in turn benefits Doug and Trevor at the end. Friendship is all about give and take, and Doug's adventure shows readers that giving is better than receiving, and sometimes the favour is returned although this shouldn't always be expected.

Find out more on Sue's website.

Suggested read
Most definitely check out Sue's other funny reads which includes my favourite, Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell (Children's, Picture book, 10E/10E)

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