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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
I don't usually do celebrity books, but I made an exception here because it isn't a famous person ego trip, just a picture book. It's a grey, drizzly day out and Grandude's four grandchildren, whom he calls Chillers, are bored and grumpy. Cheerful Grandude pulls out a pile of postcards and a magic compass, utters the magic words "See the compass needle spin,/let the magic fun begin!" Next thing they know, they find themselves on a sunny beach. And it's great fun until, uh oh, suddenly the beach is crawling with pinchy crabs. Grandude pulls out his magic compass, utters the magic words, and he and the Chillers are off to a warm desert, having fun riding horses until, uh oh, a herd of buffalo comes rushing at them. Granddude repeats the magic words again and it's off to another adventure that also ends unpleasantly. Finally, the fourth adventure brings them home, tired and safely tucked in bed. I wasn't that crazy about this book, but my young readers loved it, so much so, we read it a number of times in one sitting. Their conclusion about the magic compass and the adventures Grandude and the Chillers went on - they didn't really go anywhere, but Grandude made up great stories and they just felt like they had left the house. Their other conclusion - sometimes home is the best place to be. The enthusiasm of my young readers was good enough for me, and it led to a wonderful lesson on the compass and what it is really used for
This book could have been so much more than it was. For the story that is actually there Paul McCartney has the basis for what could be a really really good book.
Using the magic compass as a main part of the book and with all the experience that Sir Paul has he really does have the potential to make a brilliant middle grade book for the younger reader. He could quite easily have made a 200+ page adventure out of this which would have been brilliant and with how the compass works you could easily turn this in to a series.
For the small amount that was there it was good but it could have been absolutely great. Come on Sir Paul!
Using the magic compass as a main part of the book and with all the experience that Sir Paul has he really does have the potential to make a brilliant middle grade book for the younger reader. He could quite easily have made a 200+ page adventure out of this which would have been brilliant and with how the compass works you could easily turn this in to a series.
For the small amount that was there it was good but it could have been absolutely great. Come on Sir Paul!
The illustrations are great, but I found the story to be... meh.
I’m the first thing I look at in a kids book is the artwork. Love everything about it and the colors are so bold! Fantastic.
Then I read the story quickly and I look for some kind of teaching, something that can make my toddler learn something. A lesson of sorts. This book doesn’t have that purpose per se, BUT there are some words that are definitely going to be new to a toddler and Grandude explains his “chillers” the meaning of these words.
It’s a good read and it would be the perfect book for a grandad to read to his grandkids. I can picture my dad reading this book to my kid... if he only knew English... I’m sure I can find the Italian version somewhere.
Wish I could give an extra 1/2 star, can’t give it 5 cause it’s not one of the books we want to read every evening.
Then I read the story quickly and I look for some kind of teaching, something that can make my toddler learn something. A lesson of sorts. This book doesn’t have that purpose per se, BUT there are some words that are definitely going to be new to a toddler and Grandude explains his “chillers” the meaning of these words.
It’s a good read and it would be the perfect book for a grandad to read to his grandkids. I can picture my dad reading this book to my kid... if he only knew English... I’m sure I can find the Italian version somewhere.
Wish I could give an extra 1/2 star, can’t give it 5 cause it’s not one of the books we want to read every evening.
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While this is nothing Earth shattering, it's a cute idea and the illustrations are very well done. My 2 year old loves it and will ask for the book by its title. He usually wants to read it at least twice in a row before moving on so it's pretty big hit over here.