April 2014, Northern Phoenix, 34 pages, Ebook, review copy
Themes: making things, trial
and error, pets, having fun
Content: lots of laughter
Summary from Amazon
Share a day with an inventive young boy in a story that celebrates
creativity, friendship and fun! Bing wants a dog. But his mother says a
dog is out of the question. What´s a young boy in need of a friend to
play with on a boring Saturday morning to do? Why, make his own friend!
And what a friend his new creation is!
Nayuleska's thoughts
I didn’t expect to love
this read as much as I did because I usually don’t relate to boys as much as
girls. However, this story is awesome! It’s a bit sad at the beginning because
Bing can’t have what he wants, but it’s fun watching him work out what he can have and then make
it himself. The illustrations made the story shine: I love the way Bing
balanced on his bed to look at the poster, the way he was totally into making
the robot with his tongue stuck out. I liked how the cat often featured in the
picture, showing it’s interest in what was going on, dancing when the
opportunity arose.
I think it sends a
great message to readers that you might not be able to have a pet (or anything
else) straight away because of your current circumstances, but often you can
find a substitute which can be better than what you wanted. For example at the
moment I would love some gerbils and many more zebra finches/bengalese finches,
but I don’t have the space and my family wouldn’t be too keen either. I’m
definitely looking out for book 2 which is out later on in the year.
Find out more on the dedicated website.
Suggested read
Another read of inseparable friends is Zoe and Beans: Pants On the Moon by Chloe & Mick Inkpen (Children's, Picture book, 10E/10E)
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