6 April
2017, EK Books, 32 pages, Paperback, Review copy,
Summary from EK Books
A book sits abandoned on a living room shelf. While the Blossburn
family happily gets on with other things like watching TV and playing
video games, the book aches to be read.
The longer it sits abandoned, the more it aches. At last the book
can’t take it any longer. Slowly it starts to swell. Then it starts to
leak!
At first it’s only a small trickle, but eventually the Blossburns can
no longer ignore the octopus, crabs and other marine life that are
swirling around their suburban home. And when pirates sail out of the
book, the family must band together to reclaim their living room.
Can J.J. and his parents find a way to get the characters back in the
book? And in the process, will they discover that sometimes books are
the best fun of all?
Nayu's thoughts
I was intrigued by
how a story can leak (like a water leak, not the type of leak where
something is revealed) and was hooked from the first drips. The story
is highly original, especially with how the bright and cheery illustrations depict the story involved, and describes how books work their way into our
lives and become all we think about. I loved how with the inevitable
water drops classic start words tumbled out of the book.
I wasn't so
keen on tentacles, but the way the entire family get caught up in the
sea themed drama is captivating. Stories are about being read, being thought about, and imaginary play is extremely important in a child's world. I remember re-ennacting my favourite
tales when I was young, especially Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
and maybe Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Books
are not just for reading, the possibilities for play time are as
endless as a reader's imagination.
Suggested read
Another fun water themed read is Watch Out For Muddy Puddles by Ben Faulks and Ben Cort (Children's, Picture book, 10E/10E, short 'n' sweet review)
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