Bocchi and Pocchi and the Bird by Noriko Matsubara

Bocchi and Pocchi and the Bird by Noriko Matsubara
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Reviewer: Zoe Page
Summary: A simple book about two socks and their friends
Buy? Maybe	Borrow? Maybe
Pages: 32	Date: May 2014
Publisher: Troika Books
ISBN: 978-1909991019
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Bocchi and Pocchi are a pair of fluffy, colourful socks, and the leads in this book. I suppose talking socks is no different from talking monkeys or talking robots or aliens. This a book for pre-schoolers. Anything goes. And it's not like they're not happy, friendly, helpful socks.

One day they're out walking and they stumble across a bird who has fallen from her nest. It's very high up in the tree, but can Bocchi and Pocchi and their friends help? This is a book about imagination, inventive problem solving and friendship. It's simple, obviously, but that doesn't matter since it follows a tried and tested formula, in this case a few botched or unsuccessful attempts and then a resolution, of sorts.

There's nothing wrong with this book. It's bright. It's cheerful. The language is simple and straightforward. There’s a surprising, yet happy ending. And yet, I don't know. There’s something missing. There are so many exciting books for this age group that are alive with buzz and magic, and this one just seemed a bit plain and simple in comparison. Something about it just didn't light a fire under me.

I'd like to thank the publishers for sending us a copy to review.

For this age group, the new The Flying Bath by Julia Donaldson and David Robert is an ace, bubbly book.

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