Thursday, 8 January 2015

The Colour Thief by Gabriel Alborozo (Children's, Picture book, 10E/10E, short 'n' sweet review)

Cutest thief I've ever seen ^o^
August 2014, Bloomsbury Children's, 32 pages, Hardback, Review copy 

Summary from Bloomsbury
Zot lives in a world without colour – no green grass, no blue sky, no yellow sun and no red flowers. From his lonely mountaintop, he gazes at Earth, sparkling with brilliant colour, and thinks it must be a very happy place. He sets off to steal some of that happiness for himself - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-colour-thief-9781408847534/#sthash.jZzt9oMN.dpuf
Zot lives in a world without colour – no green grass, no blue sky, no yellow sun and no red flowers. From his lonely mountaintop, he gazes at Earth, sparkling with brilliant colour, and thinks it must be a very happy place. He sets off to steal some of that happiness for himself.

Nayu's thoughts
This is a charming read which made me think that it can be applied to other areas of life. When people remove something there is a consequence for those who depended on the place/object. The lack of colour brings misery and makes Zot feel guilty, a feeling which happens whenever someone does something wrong, something all readers will be able to understand on varying levels. It helps show that by sharing things, and taking caring of them, everyone's happiness is assured. The lack of colour did make the pictures not as interesting, making the first glimpse of colour seem extremely bright and welcome. A lot can be read into this touching tale.

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