The Something by Rebecca Cobb
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Reviewer: Rachael Spencer
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| Summary: Are there any holes in your back garden? If so, have you ever thought about what might be living inside it? Moles, badgers, or maybe even trolls? There are lots of ideas in this wonderful book by Rebecca Cobb, which lets your imagination run wild. | |
| Buy? Yes | Borrow? Yes |
| Pages: 32 | Date: August 2014 |
| Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books | |
| ISBN: 9780230764828 | |
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The Something is one of those great books which instantly captures your imagination with a very simple idea. The premise is that a boy loses his ball when it falls down a small hole underneath the cherry tree in his back garden. What could be inside the hole? He asks his friends and family and they all come up with lots of different suggestions, but will he ever find out what it actually is?
This is a book which I truthfully just enjoyed reading for its ideas and story. It is so full of the kind of imagination which children, in my opinion, associate with that it was a joy to turn each page. Though I know illustrations are very important (they are called picture books after all!) in a book like this, I can imagine reading it even without the pictures because it is written with pure storytelling in mind.
That being said, the illustrations are excellent and match the writing style very well indeed, simple yet with very nice details here and there to make it even more fun to read. I am a particular fan of the knitting mole! I think the way in which the page is split between above the ground and below the ground is a touch which makes it just that little bit more special.
Overall I’m very impressed with this title from an author I haven't encountered before, but who obviously understands the importance of imagination and storytelling in children, and let’s face it, all of us. I'd recommend this book unreservedly, and think it makes a wonderful read for any occasion, from bedtime stories to a group storytime session with any number of children.
Another book which helps little imaginations run away with themselves is The Flying Bath by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts, so why not give that a try? You might also enjoy It's Snow Day by Richard Curtis and Rebecca Cobb.
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