Appearances can be deceptive in this quirky, funny picture book from award-winning author-illustrator, Tim Warnes (Monty and Milli - The Totally Amazing Magic Trick, I Don't Want to Go to Bed). Children will love this funny story about surprises, labels and a very unlikely friendship. Packed with adjectives, it's fantastic for expanding your child's vocabulary too! Mole loves labelling things, but when he comes across a strange thing, he doesn't know what to call it. It's lumpy and bumpy, and has snippy-snappy teeth. Could it be dangerous? Look out, Mole!
Mole loved to label things, but how could he label something
that he didn’t know what it was? How many words could he use to label a
crocodile?
This is a great book for young children who are learning the
names of things that can be found in gardens, parks or woods as Mole has
labelled many such things. However this
book gets even better when he finds something he does not recognise and Mole
has many labels to add to this lumpy, bumpy, gargantuan strange thing!
The story is well written and is perfect for children aged
5+. The number of words used to describe the crocodile is great and would make
a fantastic project for reception or key stage one children.
The illustrations throughout the story are good. All simply
drawn, the animals (Mole and Crocodile) are friendly, have a cartoony style but
look like recognisable animals. They tell the story well and have lots of
little detail which children can spot
and name throughout the story.
I received this book from the publishers, Little Tiger
Press, in return for an honest review.
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