Who Sank the Boat?
Written and Illustrated by Pamela Allen
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 978-0-14-350199-2
Summary/Back cover:
Beside the sea, on Mr Peffer's place, there lived a cow, a donkey, a sheep, a pig, and a tiny little mouse. One warm sunny morning for no particular reason, they decided to go for a row in the bay.
Review:
I remember this book from my own childhood - it's certainly not as exciting as an adult, but my 3 year old seems to love it as much as I remember loving it as a child, so it has great appeal to it's intended audience.
The general storyline is each animal stepping into the boat, followed by the question, "Do you know who sank the boat?" - my son, who loves to be contrary, decided it was the mouse that sank the boat ("Why do you think it's the mouse?" "Because he's so big! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"), so it came as no surprise when the boat did eventually capsize, but the picture of the soggy animals provided a great laughing point.
A cute wee book with some gentle rhyming after the first couple of pages. This is probably one of Pamela Allen's best known books, and one that many of us will remember from our own childhoods - it's definitely worth sourcing to read to the newer generation.
My rating: 4 out of 5
Review written by Bronwyn
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