NZ Writer Robyn Cooper Snails, Spells and Snazzlepops Submarine (Makaro Press) 2016 $25.00pb 164pp ISBN 978 0 9941 3793 7 Themes:
Bullying/ Cooking/ Family life/ Fantasy/ Funny stories/ Money (lack of)
Charlie has a lot to
put up with - his mother’s boyfriend/ a house that seems
to be falling around his ears and worst of all – a lack of money. For
Charlie (and his close friend Millie who lives next door) the solution may be through his skills in the culinary arts and serving
up some really wild and unusual foods
- like the snails that live just outside the garden window. Then, while
searching for a fail-safe recipe Charlie and Millie come upon a magical site on the net
which may enhance their efforts even further. This is a truly funny story with characters with whom we
can empathise and a storyline of which we believe every word. A good story to read aloud to a class as a special
treat!!
Excellent teachers’
notes are available for this book on the Makaro Press website. Go to: www.makaropress.co.nz/teachers/
Year 5 up/ Age 9 up
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| The Makaro Press Team at the launch. Robyn is second from the left. Photo acknowledgments to Robyn Cooper |
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