UK Writer (recently arrived from NZ) and
Illustrator Katie
Haworth, illustrated by Jo Williamson Petunia Paris’s Parrot
The Five Mile Press, 2016 $38.99hb $22.99pb 32pp ISBN 978 1 7604 0369 0 hb/ ISBN 978 1 7837 0490 3 Themes: Birthday parties/ Friendship/ Indulged
children/ Sacrifices 
Petunia Paris was a totally indulged little girl
whose every wish was her parent's command – a pool, a wardrobe of clothes, a
bike with its own chauffeur. And when on
her fifth birthday she had really run out of things to ask for she said the
first thing that came into her mind - I want a talking parrot please (she did
say please) and a scarlet parrot all
the way from the jungles of Peru was what she got. Small problem was the parrot, excellent in
every other way, didn’t talk. Without
once being heavy handed this is an easily understood story of friendship, of
caring about other people’s feelings and of the pleasure of making someone (or
something in this case) happy. The final
double page gatefold is a joy to behold. Teachers, caregivers, librarians and
parents are going to have a lot of fun sharing this with children.
Preschool up Age 4 up
Note: I hope to be able to post an interview with Katie here in about ten days time. BM
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