Boris Starts School
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- £5.49
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Publisher Description
When Mrs Cluck tells her little pupils that there is going to be a new animal in their class, they are all very excited. In fact, there are squalls of delight. Nobody expects the new animal to be a grizzly bear! So, when a rather bashful Boris enter the room, Leticia the rabbit, Fergus the fox cub, Maxwell the mole, and the little mice …. scream! Boris is upset. He doesn't mean to be scary. He just wants to make friends. But he spends a lonely, miserable first day at school, he's just too big to fit in. When it's home time, Boris trudges through the woods, far behind the others. After all, it seems that none of them want to be his friend. Then he sees some rats up ahead as they jump out from behind the trees. Boris hurries along to introduce himself (ever hopeful of making new friends). But once again, his big bear grin terrifies the rats. However, to his astonishment, in scaring off the bullies, Boris as truly endeared himself to Maxwell, Leticia, Fergus and the mice. A beautifully-observed story with a positive message about friendship and acceptance.
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Hugo Hippo and Bella Bird may be symbiotic simpaticos, but the strong-willed duo can't see eye to eye as the Hippo-Bird Fairy-Tale Fancy Dress Party approaches (they can't even agree on the name of the event). Bella doesn't want to be the pea in a joint Princess in the Pea costume, while Hugo has no interest in being the "gray and blobby" rock to Bella's mermaid. Unable to come to terms, the pals harrumph to their separate quarters until a change of heart leads to a solution and proves that they really are two peas in a pod. Bonwill (Naughty Toes) peppers her gentle friendship story with bits of knowing humor ("But you are gray and blobby," Bella says of the rock costume. "I will ignore that comment," Hugo replies), giving the proceedings some energetic flair. Different fonts distinguish the two speakers' words, and Rickerty balances sweet and silly in his portraits, using simple shapes, forceful lines, and snazzy blocks of color to give the friends plenty of personality. Ages 2 6.
