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A review by piedwarbler
The False Rose by Jakob Wegelius
5.0
The Murderer’s Ape is one of my favourite children’s books of all time. Who can fail to love the character of Sally Jones, a ship’s engineer who happens to be a gorilla, who can understand people, but who can’t speak? This, together with chapters with the most amazing cliffhanger endings, keeps children amused, but also teaches them about resilience, friendship and true courage.
The False Rose sees us in Sally Jones’ company once again, as she tries to solve the mystery of a necklace which has been concealed in a ship’s wheel. The necklace is made of valuable pearls, and is embellished with a rose. Sally Jones’ adventures see her cast into peril as the baddies come after her in their search for the necklace. At one point the baddie orders Sally Jones to be killed. Will she survive?
The book is beautifully presented as always with gorgeous illustrations, which help bring the characters to vivid life on the page.
I’m a huge Sally Jones fan and I loved following this page turning mystery story once again. The reader always roots for Sally because she is such a strong and good character, but other characters in the story treat her as second class, because she’s a gorilla, and the unfairness of the way she’s treated really makes the book a worthwhile read in teaching children how to treat others, while never being preachy or worthy.
I am sure this book is going to be a classic.
I was gifted a copy of the proof of this novel by Ebb and Flo Bookshop in Chorley, UK, and I thank the shop for this.
The False Rose sees us in Sally Jones’ company once again, as she tries to solve the mystery of a necklace which has been concealed in a ship’s wheel. The necklace is made of valuable pearls, and is embellished with a rose. Sally Jones’ adventures see her cast into peril as the baddies come after her in their search for the necklace. At one point the baddie orders Sally Jones to be killed. Will she survive?
The book is beautifully presented as always with gorgeous illustrations, which help bring the characters to vivid life on the page.
I’m a huge Sally Jones fan and I loved following this page turning mystery story once again. The reader always roots for Sally because she is such a strong and good character, but other characters in the story treat her as second class, because she’s a gorilla, and the unfairness of the way she’s treated really makes the book a worthwhile read in teaching children how to treat others, while never being preachy or worthy.
I am sure this book is going to be a classic.
I was gifted a copy of the proof of this novel by Ebb and Flo Bookshop in Chorley, UK, and I thank the shop for this.