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“Fun and colourful.” Review for Not Without my Whale

Catherine at Story Snug has reviewed Not Without my Whale by Billy Coughlan and Villie Karabatzia.

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Villie Karabatzia’s illustrations are fun and colourful. There are so many humorous touches in the pictures – the octopus on the whale’s head, the way that Dora and Arnold transport him to school, the whale being noisy and the final illustration which leads the story to a smelly conclusion which my daughter found very funny!

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This is a fun story to read if you are looking for a humorous and lighthearted way to talk to your child about their first day at preschool, nursery or school. It can be used in a reception classroom to stimulate discussions with children about their feelings about their first day and making friends but it could also be used with older children to help them talk about how they feel about and deal with new situations.

Read the full review here.

Buy Not Without my Whale here.