The options are limitless, so how do you choose?
In Wild About Book Week!, our young protagonist is struggling with this very conundrum.
In Wild About Book Week!, our young protagonist is struggling with this very conundrum.
Her family helps out with some suggestions as she thinks through the options.
‘A monster would be cool!’ says Dad. ‘It won’t take any time.
We’ll give you one enormous eye and cover you in slime!’
Siblings, grandparents and Mum all get involved in the fun, each with amazing suggestions to consider. But ultimately our MC has to go her own way, choosing something that works for her.
Delivered in stunning rhyme by Sarah Speedie, the story flows from page to page as the costume ideas build. Kruti Desai’s gorgeous illustrations invite us in with loads of colour, a beautifully diverse family and details galore to explore. I love that each suggestion made by family members is played out on the pages, so we get to see all the marvellous costumes.
And at the end, even though there is one final choice on the perfect costume, there is a special surprise that sees all the costumes getting their time to shine.
Everyone, start getting wild about book week. You could even steal a costume idea from between the covers.
‘A monster would be cool!’ says Dad. ‘It won’t take any time.
We’ll give you one enormous eye and cover you in slime!’
Siblings, grandparents and Mum all get involved in the fun, each with amazing suggestions to consider. But ultimately our MC has to go her own way, choosing something that works for her.
Delivered in stunning rhyme by Sarah Speedie, the story flows from page to page as the costume ideas build. Kruti Desai’s gorgeous illustrations invite us in with loads of colour, a beautifully diverse family and details galore to explore. I love that each suggestion made by family members is played out on the pages, so we get to see all the marvellous costumes.
And at the end, even though there is one final choice on the perfect costume, there is a special surprise that sees all the costumes getting their time to shine.
Everyone, start getting wild about book week. You could even steal a costume idea from between the covers.
Title: Wild about Book Week!
Author: Sarah Speedie
Illustrator: Kruti Desai
Publisher: Larrikin House, $24.99
Publication Date: 3 July 2024
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781922804754
For ages: 4 - 8
Type: Picture Book
