This book is one of Atwood’s early books which were published when it was expensive to have many colours and to have digital print on pages. That is why the illustrations in the book follow a blue, red and brown colour scheme.
This book is aimed at children ages 2 to 5
but some of the grammatical structures that are evident throughout the book can
be used to teach older children grammar structures. There is great emphasis at
the ends of sentences with exclamation marks, capital letters and italics.
Atwood has used her illustration to support her simplistic text structures.
There is great use of fantasy genre throughout the book as Atwood takes the
reader on a whimsical journey, one that they can relate to their potential
experience of playing outside in trees. This book may not be as intriguing to
readers in today’s digital generation where children play in fantasy video
games instead of making up fantasy worlds outside in trees and cubby
houses.
I think that this book is a great teacher
and student resource when learning about constructing narratives and small
picture books as Atwood has been resourceful and used simplistic colour schemes
and hand printed text to construct the book.
Overall, this book is one of Atwood’s
classics and is a great, intriguing and humourous read.
By Emma Windebank
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