Tidy

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As earth is reclaimed by nature, the message of our responsibility to all living things is reinforced.

From the creator of Meerkat Mail and Dogs, comes a very funny rhyming woodland story about the perils of being too tidy. We see the result in a shocking double page spread: a mountain of black bin bags dwarves the starkly naked trees. The Window is a stunning example of collage work which may inspire creativity in illustrations of children. Pete the Badger’s efforts to keep the forest clean, result in a lesson about the balance and interdependence of the natural world. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated!However, the wicked looking stainless steel secateurs with which he is cutting off flowers whose colours ‘didn’t quite match’, should warn us that this is an animal whose scouring and scrubbing may lead to a drastic minimalist solution to nature’s inherent untidiness.

When his over-zealous tidying begins to have a damaging impact on the forest and its inhabitants, Pete realises that he may have gone too far - and sets about trying to put things right. There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally). Daily Mail This beautiful book, illustrated in warm tones, is full of expressive, characterful animals and tells a charming story. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first.With warm, rich illustrations, bursting with humorous detail and amusing rhyming text, the tale skips along and is great to read aloud. Emily Gravett's engaging woodland creatures will appeal to fans of such classics as The Animals of Farthing Wood and The Wind in the Willows and the rhythmic, rhyming text is perfect for reading aloud. The message is admirable and the cut-out cover enticing, but the greatest joy is in the comic expressions, hand-wrought images and witty detail. A rhyming text and witty illustrations introduce us to badger, Pete, whose penchant for keeping the forest and his various animal friends spick and span appears, to begin with, largely laudable.

This is a tale of dinosaurs using their strength and power to break up concrete roads and clear up piles of old cars and other man made rubbish.Lush foliage and delightful characters abound in this cautionary tale of overenthusiastic neatness that delivers its message of environmental preservation with subtlety and humour. I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly!