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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
Go Away, Go Away, Go Away!
So much fun reading this with my youngest one! Beautiful illustrations.
So much fun reading this with my youngest one! Beautiful illustrations.
emotional
funny
medium-paced
A really lovely children's book with a great rhythm and lovely illustrations. And the message about friends is nice too.
***Copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review****
***Copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review****
Based on a real bird from Africa, "The Go-Away Bird" is quite succinctly, as the kids would say: A MOOD. This might very well be my favourite Donaldson book, particularly due to the illustrations.
If this story wasn't written after me, I don't know what was. I AM THE GO-AWAY BIRD!
Jokes aside, the rhyming words used were very lovely on the ears and the story has the message of accepting friendship as well as forgiveness. I liked it
Jokes aside, the rhyming words used were very lovely on the ears and the story has the message of accepting friendship as well as forgiveness. I liked it
The Go Away bird thinks she doesn't need the company of any of the other colourful birds. They just annoy her! But when she's in trouble she realises the value of friendship.
Lovely illustrations and a cute message.
Lovely illustrations and a cute message.
Julia Donaldson can officially do NO WRONG when it comes to writing AMAZING children's books! They are all SO MUCH FUN!
The Go-Away bird is the story of a very grumpy bird! "GO AWAY" he yells at all the nice birds that come near her! She isn't interested in friends! However, she may soon need some!
Beautiful message, beautiful story and GORGEOUS illustrations, The Go-Away bird is a pleasure to read to the kids!
>The illustrations are wonderful and colourful. The birds are beautiful and jump out of the page!
What do my kids think of The Go-Away Bird?
My two kids enjoy reading this book together. My 5 year old LOVES yelling "GO-AWAY!" with the grumpy bird, and my daughter loves copying everything her brother does, so this book always ends up with us all having a great laugh!
Although my daughter is a bit too young to appreciate the story, she loves the pictures and she loves watching and mimicking her brothers reactions. It is absolutely delightful!
Would I recommend The Go -Away Bird?
Absolutely! It will make a wonderful addition to your children's collection, a fantastic gift, or great for yourself if you appreciate beautiful books!
>So many thanks to Pan Macmillan Australia for a copy of The Go-Away Bird for my kids and I to enjoy and review!
The Go-Away bird is the story of a very grumpy bird! "GO AWAY" he yells at all the nice birds that come near her! She isn't interested in friends! However, she may soon need some!
Beautiful message, beautiful story and GORGEOUS illustrations, The Go-Away bird is a pleasure to read to the kids!
>The illustrations are wonderful and colourful. The birds are beautiful and jump out of the page!
What do my kids think of The Go-Away Bird?
My two kids enjoy reading this book together. My 5 year old LOVES yelling "GO-AWAY!" with the grumpy bird, and my daughter loves copying everything her brother does, so this book always ends up with us all having a great laugh!
Although my daughter is a bit too young to appreciate the story, she loves the pictures and she loves watching and mimicking her brothers reactions. It is absolutely delightful!
Would I recommend The Go -Away Bird?
Absolutely! It will make a wonderful addition to your children's collection, a fantastic gift, or great for yourself if you appreciate beautiful books!
>So many thanks to Pan Macmillan Australia for a copy of The Go-Away Bird for my kids and I to enjoy and review!
I received an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I read this with my 2 year old, who is a massive fan of all Julia Donaldson books. I find most of Julia's books consist of a really strong story line with an important underlying message which allows a parent or teacher to open up a conversation about the topic.
The Go-Away Bird is a wonderful example of this, and a timely arrival for me personally as my daughter has reached the age where socialising, sharing, being kind and forming friendships are entering her small world and we are hearing the words "go away" more than we would like to as parents!
We settled down and read the story together. My daughter enjoyed pointing out the birds in the pictures and I found the rhyming text very easy to read out loud. We both enjoyed saying "go away, go away, go away" together and when the Get-you bird appeared, my daughter was immediately concerned and invested in the Go-Away bird finding help.
After we finished reading we went back through the book to look at the pictures again and I talked to my daughter about how it is important to have your own space, but how having friends is important too and it's nice to be kind to people and help them. She seemed to connect with this idea quite well and definitely understood that telling the colourful birds to go away wasn't very nice of the Go-Away bird.
I'm sure The Go-Away Bird will become a firm favourite on our shelf. It's a wonderful story, with beautiful illustrations and it provided a great jumping off point to discuss friendship themes.
I read this with my 2 year old, who is a massive fan of all Julia Donaldson books. I find most of Julia's books consist of a really strong story line with an important underlying message which allows a parent or teacher to open up a conversation about the topic.
The Go-Away Bird is a wonderful example of this, and a timely arrival for me personally as my daughter has reached the age where socialising, sharing, being kind and forming friendships are entering her small world and we are hearing the words "go away" more than we would like to as parents!
We settled down and read the story together. My daughter enjoyed pointing out the birds in the pictures and I found the rhyming text very easy to read out loud. We both enjoyed saying "go away, go away, go away" together and when the Get-you bird appeared, my daughter was immediately concerned and invested in the Go-Away bird finding help.
After we finished reading we went back through the book to look at the pictures again and I talked to my daughter about how it is important to have your own space, but how having friends is important too and it's nice to be kind to people and help them. She seemed to connect with this idea quite well and definitely understood that telling the colourful birds to go away wasn't very nice of the Go-Away bird.
I'm sure The Go-Away Bird will become a firm favourite on our shelf. It's a wonderful story, with beautiful illustrations and it provided a great jumping off point to discuss friendship themes.
Always such a delight to read a new Julia Donaldson book. I am grateful to the publisher and #NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review The Go-Away Bird.
I am sure this will be a firm favourite with younger children. Using rhymes and illustrated with beautiful pictures, the Go-Away Bird is bound to be a hit.
This will definitely be bought for my nieces and nephews for their birthdays this year. They will love it.
I am sure this will be a firm favourite with younger children. Using rhymes and illustrated with beautiful pictures, the Go-Away Bird is bound to be a hit.
This will definitely be bought for my nieces and nephews for their birthdays this year. They will love it.