April 2017, Templar Publishing, 32 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Book summary
All sorts of creatures appear in books - rabbits, dogs, mice, and even
ladybirds - but there are no earwigs! Ernest decides to put this right,
with surprising and hilarious results . .
Nayu's thoughts
Initially I wasn't going to review this as the
colour scheme is not my preferred bright and light palatte, but I
know the publicist who said she thought I'd like it so I gave it a
go. Earwigs don't bother me like they do some people, so I had no problem reading this insect themed tale. I have no idea who Nanette is as an actress (I watch anime more
than films), but some of you may have seen her work. I don't think
I've read anythin by Lindsay either.
Aside from what is to me a
dull and not inspiring colour hoice (all my own opinion, it works for
the book) it's a sweet tale that introduces readers to some
classic children's reads (even if a certain Alice tale is innately freaky), I
like how Earnest makes his mark on all the tales on their covers, which have
illustrations that look close to some of the original ones in style.
My favourite was Cinderella, because I think she is awesome, even if
poor Earnest can't get her to notice him. I did wonder what would happen if she could speak back to him! The way the titles chaned
once Earnest had been in them was a cute touch, as was his inclusion on
the last page.
Suggested read
Another read which I nearly didn't read but enjoyed is Our Dog Benji by Pete Carter and James Henderson (Children's, Picture book, 9/10E)
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