Review: Where's Your Smile, Crocodile?

Where's Your Smile, Crocodile?

Written by Claire Freedman

Illustrated by Sean Julian

Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Orchard Books Australia
ISBN: 978-1-40830-809-7

Summary/Back cover:
The author of Aliens Love Underpants brings you a story guaranteed to make you smile!

One morning, Kyle wakes up feeling very grumpy and nothing his jungle friends do can cheer him up. So, Kyle goes in search of his smile, but perhaps it's closer than he thinks...

Sean Julian's bright and vibrant illustrations help to make this book perfect for sharing.

Review:
The star of this gorgeous book is Kyle, the sad crocodile. On his journey to find his smile he comes across some of his jungle friends who make the effort to cheer him up. It doesn't work for Kyle, but it will work for the listener as there are many silly noises and faces which makes this as enjoyable to read aloud as it does to listen to.

The illustrations are vibrant and bright but my one complaint is that the monkey is a little frightening and odd looking. A small complaint, particularly as the positives for this story far outweigh this tiny negative.

There is a great lesson here about feelings and emotions, particularly for out older kids who need to be shown that sometimes you are down and that's ok.

My rating: 3.5 out of 5

Review written by QTCass