Remember, it's the grandmother who planted the stories in the boy's imagination!īrowne's art, as usual, is amazing. Definitely for children old enough to know the original tales. The reader did a good job of making the boy's quest echo his anxieties but without making the listener feel terribly creeped out. Discuss wit Well, ok, I watched it being read aloud on youtube. For example, the use of black & white sometimes, color others, is akin to that of the movie of The Wizard of Oz, but reversed. Remember, it's the grandmother who planted the stories in the boy's imagination! Browne's art, as usual, is amazing. Well, ok, I watched it being read aloud on youtube. "Do you want to buy a milky moo-cow" he asked. My favourite line was when he was offered to buy a cow from another little boy. Encountering a few scary things along the way. He has a rebellious moment when he takes the short cut through the forest when mum says not to do so. Little boy is delivering a cake made by mum, to Grandma who is 'doing poorly'. Beautifully illustrated, the story is very sweet. "No," I A sweet story, with a few different connotations of real life and fairy tale mixed in.
A sweet story, with a few different connotations of real life and fairy tale mixed in.
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