Apple Banana Cherry
Written by Joy Cowley
Illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller
Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand
ISBN: 1-86943-467-6
Summary/Back cover:
Joy Cowley's wonderful read-aloud rhymes make learning the alphabet so much fun for young readers.
Review:
I have to confess that if it was not for the name Joy Cowley on the cover, I would have completely overlooked this book. What immediately draws me to children's books are the illustrations and I'm sorry to say that I found this book lacking in this department. Some of the illustrations are even scary (Jack the jester, not jolly as the book says but more crazily eerie).
However Cowley doesn't disappoint with her words. Moving through the alphabet, we have wonderful rhymes for each letter and most are fantastic to read out loud, the humour being something both parent and child can appreciate. The favourite in our household is the following;
Oo Orange
An orange rolled into the nest, where the little chickens played.
"oh, look!" cried the chickens, "at the orange mama laid!"
Great fun, only let down by the less than mediocre illustrations.
My rating: 3.5 out of 5
Review written by QTCass
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