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Bezig met laden... Charlotte and the Rockdoor Stephen W. Martin
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A funny, gentle story with a great twist. Turns out a rock could be just the pet Charlotte needs. Charlotte, a perkily plump little girl with white-blonde hair, would absolutely love to have a pet. Her parents fulfill her wishes and get her...a pet rock. A rather LARGE pet rock. This starts a series of delightfully humorous situations as Charlotte attempts to train and play with her new pet. Just when she is getting used to her unusual pet, a startling development changes everything. The simple illustrations are picked out with bright accents in scarlet and soft greens. Charlotte is a cheerful little girl, who makes the best of things and struggles on despite her difficulties with her large boulder of a pet. There are jokes that both adults and children will appreciate, like Charlotte lying on a coach and telling her rock her troubles, or being superheroes together, both with matching green masks. Verdict: This is a delightful addition to the "odd pets" genre. Not a necessary purchase perhaps, but certainly worth adding and will be a fun addition in storytimes as well. ISBN: 9781101993897; Published 2017 by Penguin; Review copy provided by publisher; Donated to the library When Charlotte Grey's parents give her a pet rock for her sixth birthday, the little girl tries to stay positive. While it's true that a boulder wasn't quite what she had in mind, when she pleaded for a companion, she attempts to train Dennis, as he is eventually called, in the proper ways of a pet. Eventually her persistence pays off when Dennis, sensing one night that she really needs a hug, hatches out of his shell, and is revealed as a Having no preconceptions about the story-line of Charlotte and the Rock when I first picked it up, I have to confess that I found the first portion of the story rather trying. What kind of sadist gives their child a large boulder as a "pet," I kept asking myself... But when Dennis' true nature is finally revealed, I got a good chuckle, not least because Charlotte's parents had their comeuppance coming. The idea of having a dinosaur as a pet is not so uncommon - when I was a girl, I greatly enjoyed Danny and the Dinosaur - but author Stephen W. Martin manages to do something new and fresh with it. The accompanying artwork by Samantha Cotterill is likewise fresh and appealing, with a limited color range - lots of red and light green - that nevertheless works very well. There's a certain vintage charm here, for all that it is a newly published book, that I found engaging. Recommended to anyone looking for stories about unusual pets! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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