September 2013, Templar, 40 pages, Hardback, Review copy
Themes: monster
hunting a boy, a highly intelligent boy, a forest, different seasons, freedom,
a lot of cake
Content: Mild
peril, lots of humour
Summary from Templar
Meet a little boy called Oliver… and the troll who wants to eat him!
Every day, Oliver goes to the shops and every day
the troll tries to eat him. But catching an oliver is very tricky – he's
too fast, too sneaky and too plain clever! It is only when it looks
like Troll has given up and Oliver celebrates winning that… CHOMP! He
gets eaten! Unfortunately for Troll, olivers don't taste very nice. So
he spits him out and discovers that Oliver is an excellent cake-baker –
and ALL trolls LOVE cakes!
Nayuleska's thoughts
I truly
did feel sorry for the troll after a few pages in because the Oliver is a super
happy boy whose
actions
and words taunt the troll. He's annoying! The way he skips about made me smile.
I love the clever ways he hides from the troll. The end -including the author's
note - is both hilarious and advice that I will take. I liked the green/blue
hues used for the forest - the troll definitely fits in there. It's not a scary
forest, like the story it's a gentle scary, if that makes sense. It might not
be easy to tell but parts of the cover are cut out so you open the book you get
a different setting with the Oliver still in the same place. I happen to know
an Oliver who is going to love this story!
Find out more on Adam's website.
Suggested
read
For more
cat and mouse type stories check out Something Delicious by Jill Lewis & Ali Pye (Children's, Picture book, 10/10E)
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| Very cute creatures! |
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