Little Nelly's Big Book
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- 5,99 €
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- 5,99 €
Publisher Description
When Nelly reads a description of herself in a book, she is convinced that she is a mouse. After all she is grey, has big ears and a thin tail. When she meets some mice, the confusion only grows in this delightfully funny tale about mixed messages and taking everything you read in books just a little too literally.
Brilliantly read by Amelia Fox. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"ooks should always have pictures" is the Wildean moral of this sweet comedy sketch of a book, and it's clear why: a pictureless tome entitled Big Book of Knowledge persuades an elephant named Little Nelly that she's a mouse ("Mice have big ears. Mice have skinny tails"). Luckily, Nelly collides with an understanding family of real mice (she attempts to sleep in a hole in a wall) that gently nudges her away from her false syllogism and back to her own species although it is necessary to indulge in some subterfuge (the mice alter a zoo's "Elephants" sign to read "Zoo Mice"). Astute readers will note that, given British illustrator Rowland's whimsical rendering style, Little Nelly kind of has a point: both the mice and the elephant share the same sturdy bread-loaf body, and the differences between many of their appendages are simply a matter of scale. However, the slyly funny illustrations and Goodhart's (Three Little Ghosties) succinct, poker-faced prose make an important point: you can correct a friend's wrongheaded thinking without making him or her feel foolish. Ages 4 8.
