We are taken through each step as Meg wakes at midnight, serves breakfast and gets ready for the spell party, meets up with her friends and casts a spell that changes the lot of them.
Meg and Mog is a highly successful series that has stood the test of time. Having been on shelve since the early 1970s, it has proven to be a timeless classic that children still love.
Why?
Is it because of the simple storyline? The fun turns of events and humorous surprises? The no-fuss tri-coloured illustrations? The clever use of onomatopoeia? I think it's a mixture of them all. What I know for certain is that my daughter loves Meg and Mog just as much as I did as a child.
After all, a good picture book never loses touch with its audience.
Review by Megan Blandford
Title: Meg and Mog
Author: Helen Nicoll
Illustrator: Jan Pienkowski
Publisher: Puffin, $12.95 RRP
Publication Date: 2004 (in board book format); 1972 (originally published)
Format: Board book
ISBN: 9780141380599
For ages: Pre-school
Type: Picture book
