{"id":33092,"date":"2018-08-22T22:58:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T02:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33092"},"modified":"2018-08-22T22:58:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T02:58:23","slug":"review-of-the-further-adventures-of-the-owl-and-the-pussy-cat-by-julia-donaldson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33092","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat, by Julia Donaldson"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat<\/em><\/p>\n

by Julia Donaldson
\nillustrated by Charlotte Voake<\/p>\n

Candlewick Press, 2017. First published in the United Kingdom in 2013. 32 pages.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a little perplexed how much I like this book. I don\u2019t really consider myself a fan of The Owl and the Pussycat<\/em>. And yet, just opening this book got the original poem singing in my brain.<\/p>\n

And this one does the same thing \u2013 It sings inside your head. The story may be a little more slender. Rather than getting married, the owl and the pussycat are looking for their lost ring. But hey, it\u2019s all nonsense. And it does end happily.<\/p>\n

Juliet Donaldson works in some other Edward Lear characters, like the Pobble Who Has No Toes.<\/p>\n

The story is not weighty at all \u2013 but it sings, with the very same lilt as The Owl and the Pussycat.<\/em> I find I simply must read this book to a group of children \u2013 expect to hear it soon at a Storytime in Old Town Square.<\/p>\n

And if you have a child who will listen to nonsense, try this out! The lilt of the language is a delight!<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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