Hamish the Highland Cow
Written and Illustrated by Natalie Russell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0-7475-5938-4
Summary/Back cover:
Hamish is a highland cow and is very hairy. He hates having baths and NEVER cuts his hair. Hamish is often very SMELLY, until one day his friends decide they have had enough. They hatch a plan that involves a hairdresser and Hamish's favourite sweets - toffees!
An exuberant story with bold, bright illustrations from a very talented artist.
Review:
This book is perfect if you have a child that is reluctant to go to a hairdresser - the book ends happily with Hamish having received a spruce-up. The illustrations are lovely and bright, and the story quite sweet - but it didn't catch my 2.5 year old's imagination for too long (incidentally, we have no problems with him at the hairdresser, so we didn't use the book for that purpose - just as a reading book). My 9 month old enjoyed the story though, and kept reaching out to touch the bright pages.
My rating: 3 out of 5 - beautiful pictures, but the story is nothing overly special, I didn't feel.
Review written by Bronwyn
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