Books from the Basement

Welcome to Children's Corner book reviews from 4MBS Classic Radio FM in Brisbane. Here you will find short annotations of the children's books reviewed by Kerry Neary in Children's Corner on 4MBS, together with the details you need to find them at your favourite bookstore. Any prices shown are the publisher's Australian recommended price and may vary depending on where you shop. You are welcome to use these reviews for newsletters and the like with appropriate acknowledgement.

Feb 4, 2016

Get out of my bath!

Britta Teckentrup
Nosy Crow
ISBN: 9780857633323
RRP: $19.99


Why are elephants such favourites in children’s stories? They are hardly cute and cuddly – more clumsy and cumbersome! Maybe that’s the attraction? Here is another one, Ellie who cavorts in her over-sized bath which is nevertheless too small. Her uninvited friends join in to play but quickly there is an overcrowding problem. Colourful collages and splashing water levels create humour and big-size entertainment.

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