A review by ellalouise99
The Fog by Kyo Maclear

5.0

The Fog is a lovely story of a yellow bird who likes to people-watch. One day the island where he lives becomes very foggy and he is worried about the change, none of the other birds seem too worried and quickly forget. The yellow bird meets a young girl who also sees the fog and they send out letters to see if anyone else does, they get replies from animals all over the world. The story gently touches on climate change which could be explored further through discussion. The light pastel colours Pak uses give an uncomfortable feeling to some of the images. The illustrations are beautifully drawn and would create great hooks or images for inspiration. A lovely book which could be adapted to be used in FS, KS1 or lower KS2, focusing on different areas to explore deeper with the children. At the front and the back of the book there are lots of the characters yellow bird has noted, children could use these to think about their own stories, considering where the characters have come from and what adventure they are going on.