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Other Words for Nonno by Dave Cameron
4.0
‘Away we go, into the green to get to the blue!’
Jill and her Nonno love to play their word game on their weekly walks to the beach and into town. However one day Nonno doesn’t play along and Jill is concerned that he is running out of words, her mother says that sometimes Nonno can’t find the words he is looking for. Jill then attempts to assist Nonno so that he can find all of the words he might need along their walk.
This book was soft and sweet, I liked how the style of watercolour used in the illustration reflected that. The book gently touches on the idea of memory loss as people get older, this could be a good book to read to young children who may have elderly family members experiencing similar. I will say though that it is a VERY gentle touch on the topic, so most of the teaching/explaining would fall onto the adult reading the book. I loved how Jill came up with the idea of labelling their favourite items around town, to help her Nonno if he had another day where he forgot his words.
AGE: 3+
GENRE: Children’s Fiction, Social/Emotional, Families,
DETAILS: 32 Pages, Picture Book
I received this as an eBook through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Jill and her Nonno love to play their word game on their weekly walks to the beach and into town. However one day Nonno doesn’t play along and Jill is concerned that he is running out of words, her mother says that sometimes Nonno can’t find the words he is looking for. Jill then attempts to assist Nonno so that he can find all of the words he might need along their walk.
This book was soft and sweet, I liked how the style of watercolour used in the illustration reflected that. The book gently touches on the idea of memory loss as people get older, this could be a good book to read to young children who may have elderly family members experiencing similar. I will say though that it is a VERY gentle touch on the topic, so most of the teaching/explaining would fall onto the adult reading the book. I loved how Jill came up with the idea of labelling their favourite items around town, to help her Nonno if he had another day where he forgot his words.
AGE: 3+
GENRE: Children’s Fiction, Social/Emotional, Families,
DETAILS: 32 Pages, Picture Book
I received this as an eBook through NetGalley in return for an honest review.