This is a story that will take many adults back to their childhood.
This is the story of a favourite book. Even though pages may fall out, food may get stuck between its pages, or it may even accidentally get wet in the bath, this child’s book is always the most favourite one. Every word is read over and over, every image firing the imagination. When lost and replaced with a new one, it’s simply not the same. When the book is found it’s hugged with love.
Jess Racklyeft’s wonderful illustrations are almost like a well-loved book, tattered pages and scribbly notes, almost like a collage, perfect for this tale.
We can all probably remember a book in our childhood that was a permanent favourite. I drew over all the pages of mine. It only seemed to only add to my love for it. The more tattered it became the more I treasured it. I still have it to this day.
This is a tale of most importance as this is what books do. We love them and we remember them for life. It’s also a great thing to pass on that love, and you can even start with a favourite book called your favourite book.
Reviewed by Jane Stephens
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Maggie Hutchings is a counsellor, family-dispute mediator, writer and artist who spends her weekends covered in paint and scribbling lists that are never completed. She is a famously mad aunt, nanna and mother who talks to herself out loud and falls over a lot in the garden.
Maggie writes stories with heart and soul for children and adults that encourage kindness, hope and resilience.
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