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The Frog Who Was Blue by Faiz Kermani (view source)
Revision as of 09:46, 28 July 2018
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I won't go and spoil it all but suffice to say that Biriwita saves the day and his classmates see the error of their ways. Blue frogs are brave frogs!
This is a lovely, positive story about overcoming bullying and achieving your ambitions. Faiz Kermani's text is simple and direct but packs in a lot of energy and humour. It will be suitable for a young reader to tackle alone and for a parent to read aloud. It's gently encouraging about accepting difference and I liked the way in which the naughty green frogs were led to see their mistake by themselves rather than punished for it. Everybody ends up happily ever after in this storyand young readers will pick up a lot of empowering messages about kindness and courage and acceptance.
The illustrations by Naomi Powell fit the text well and really do help to tell the story. They are bright and fun and energetic and she gives the frogs some wonderful facial expressions. But my favourite just has to be the crocodile, vanquished by Biriwita, slinking away.You can actually ''feel'' its teeth ache!
All of the profits from the sales of ''The Frog Who Was Blue'' will go to benefit the World Medical Fund, which helps children in Malawi who need medical care. Faiz has explained about their work in a piece for us [[Faiz Kermani talks to Bookbag about how a blue frog is helping Malawi's vulnerable children to live safe, healthy and happy lives|here]] and you can find the WMF website [https://www.worldmedicalfund.org/ here]. We think you should buy this lovely story anyway but how can you resist now you know that it will help support some of the world's most vulnerable children?!