![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My favourite part was when Clementine’s baby brother asks to “Go for a wok?” and Clementine puts him in the wok and spins him around the kitchen floor. Emma and Christopher’s favourite part was when Clementine suggests to her apartment-building-superintendent father that the pigeon-poop problem on the outside of the building can be solved by putting tiny diapers on all the pigeons. The humour is as appealing to kids as to adults, though perhaps for different reasons. This did, however, make me fear that it was going to be one of those kids’ books enjoyed mainly by adults - because you’re laughing at the child character, rather than with her.Ĭlementine could be that kind of book - the title-character, an overly-imaginative third-grader, could easily be labelled with both ADHD and OCD, and I’m sure her principal would love to get her on an ISSP if she’s not already - but it’s not. ![]() My parents bought this book for Emma, for Christopher’s birthday (don’t ask) and by the time the kids went to bed that evening, most of the adults in the room had had a look at the book and read a few sentences out loud - it’s just that engaging. But rarely am I impressed enough to add a kids’ book to my list of reviews. You’d think I’d do this more as we certainly have enough of them in the house and I read enough of them aloud. And now for something completely different - I review a children’s book! ![]()
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