Lazy
Lou Lou by Susannah McFarlane, illustrated by Lachlan Creagh (Scholastic
Australia)
PB RRP $4.99
ISBN 9781741698367
recommended for children 3 yrs+, readers 9
years+
Reviewed by Dawn Meredith
This terrific series, Little Mates
is quality. McFarlane’s text is alliteration heaven and Lachlan Creagh’s
illustrations are whimsical and imaginative.
Late one day,
Lou Lou was languishing on her li-lo at the lake. Little Lenny was leaning over
a ledge to look at larvae…
Lo and
behold! Lou Lou learned it was lovely to be lively and loyal.
Lou
Lou is a lizard with attitude. At first her attitude is frowned upon – laziness
was her thing. Various animal friends tried to interest her in exciting
activities to no avail. But when little Lenny falls into the lake, Lou Lou
dashes in and saves him, discovering to her own surprise a talent for
lifesaving. Now she wears the red cap and everyone dotes on her. What a gal!
In soft back, full gloss wrap-around
covers, these little sized books are cute and highly collectible. Although
touted as ‘helping children learn to read,’ the actual reading age is a little
higher due to the phonemic complexity of some words, ie: lethargically,
laconically, laborious, languishing, which is why I have put the
independent reading age at 9 years+. The meanings of some words would need
explaining. However, the content could easily please a younger child when an
adult reads aloud.
Dawn
Meredith writes from the Blue Mountains and is
a May Gibbs Fellow 2011. Her new book, The Anything Shop will be launched October 15th. See here for details: www.dawnmeredithauthor.blogspot.com
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