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January 2015, Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 32 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Content: kindness, humour
Summary from Frances Lincoln
How one little girl gathers together all the different people and
families in her street, to help one old man dig his garden - and how the
resulting Digging Party has far-reaching results for the community.
Nayu's thoughts
There
is plenty to look at on each page of this story, with the gardens and
houses of her vaguely isolated neighbours full of objects which match
the residents' personality, making it a real pleasure for future
re-reads. Daisy herself may be little, but she ends up having a huge
impact on her community. She is a prime example of how everyone, no
matter how young they are, can make positive changes to the lives of
others. Plus her outfit is cool!
Her sunny nature meant that even the grumpiest resident came
around and helped out with Daisy's project. I liked how each
neighbour had a useful skill, even if at first it didn't seem that
way. I'd love Daisy to have more adventures so she can continue
changing the world in her own special way. There's no particular reason for the not quite perfect grade, it just didn't have that extra oomph!
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