November 2013, Simply Read Books, 32 pages, Hardback, Review copy
Summary from Simply Read Books
The wind is missing! Little Bluebird has never flown without her friend
the wind before and is afraid to try. So she sets off on an adventure
to find it.
Is it making wishes with the dandelions? Playing with
the kites? Tickling the grass? Dancing with the balloons? She searches
everywhere. In the end, she finds more than her favorite friend--she
finds confidence too!
Nayuleska's thoughts
By having her friend Wind go missing
Bluebird discovers how life can go on without something, but it's never exactly
the same. This sense of loneliness isn't a negative emotion because there is a
lot of hope from Bluebird, until the end when she discovers something
wonderful. The graceful illustrations use bright colours to hone in on
particular elements of the story, sometimes a small area is bright and other
times a large one. I liked the contrast this provided - I found it fun spotting
where Bluebird was first then I would look at the rest of the picture.
There is
a lot of fine detail in the drawings, with the weeping willow looking distinctly
unhappy and the newspaper being lines of actual text. The one thing which
pulled the grade of this down was how some parts of some scenes were drawn at a
different angle to how it would be seen in reality. I strongly dislike topsy
turvey objects because they look weird and can give me strange dreams, hence
why such a drop for what is an exceptional book.
Find out more on Lindsey's website.
Suggested read
Another thought provoking read is Whimsy's Heavy Things by Julie Kraulis (Children's, Picture book, 10E/10E
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