February 2016, Girl and Cat Publishing, 28 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Summary
When Gwendoline suggests her five friends join her on a trip across
Europe, their adventure begins. Getting across the Channel to France is
just the start. Once there, they'll meet all kinds of people...and try
all kinds of strange food! Will Marlon get over his fear of heights atop
the Eiffel Tower? And will Suzy fall in love in the most romantic city
in the world? Join our six friends as they enjoy the sights and sounds
of Paris.
Nayu's thoughts
Intrigued by the series being all about travel
I was eager to review this for you. Unfortunately it took a long time
to get to me because 1, if not 2 copies of it were posted but never
arrived. However I eventually got a copy and I loved the story! There
is so much humour in the book, made more apparent by the entire tale
being spoken in rhyme. The friends do travel, yet how they manage to
travel without adults has to be read to be believed. Gwendoline and
her friends are creative in gettig past all the obstacles thrown at
them, even if their plans rarely go well.
Key places and items of
France are woven in the tale which some readers may already know but
there's a glossary at the back for words that may be new to readers.
While the style of illustration isn't quite my favourite style, it's
full of expression, and I love the crayon look the colours give since
readers are encouraged to colour the rest in. How many books do that? Other books sometimes
use vibrant colours in a style that the reader couldn't match with
crayons, but this style makes it easy gor the reader to blend their
colouring into the artwork. This is a series that has got off to a
flying start!
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