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Grug Meets Snoot – Ted Prior

I never read this one as a kid. It’s so lovely! Snoot is the cutest little echidna and he becomes friends with Grug. Until you’ve seen an echidna laying on its back smiling, you don’t know what adorable is. I may have accidentally bought all of the Grug books that Mum and I don’t already own during the latest Booktopia free shipping bookathon so over the course of the next few months, be prepared to become well acquainted with this quirky childhood favourite. I’ll be hiding them for Mum randomly, interspersed with some Clifford books bought at the same time. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. 😊

Once Upon a Blurb

An echidna called Snoot is the perfect, prickly friend for Grug!

17 November, 201730 April, 2020 by Schizanthus Nerd Categories: ReviewTags: 5 stars, Grug, Nostalgia Overload, Picture Book, Simon & Schuster

Spot Goes to the Fire Station – Eric Hill

Confession time: All Spot books are automatically ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me. I grew up reading about Spot. I still love Spot. My mother loves Spot. I made a Spot birthday cake for her 50th.

So, now that you know I’m completely biased, let me tell you something I didn’t know about Spot. His grandfather is a fireman! Grandpa is adorable in this board book and there’s also an adorable brown bear fireman. Outside the fire station a cat is having a lovely nap until Spot has some fun with the siren.

Fun fact: Cats don’t appreciate getting woken up by sirens.

Like all Spot books, there aren’t a lot of words but there’s still a nice little story, the illustrations are sweet and colourful, and the whole book is basically cute overload.

Once Upon a Blurb

Spot’s visiting Grandpa at the fire station, where he decides he wants to be a fireman too! Grandpa gives him his very own fireman’s helmet and they set to work.

Cheeky Spot slides down the pole, climbs the ladder, soaks Grandpa with the hose and finally sounds the noisy siren. Spot thinks he’s a very good fireman, but Grandpa may not be so sure!

24 October, 201730 April, 2020 by Schizanthus Nerd Categories: ReviewTags: 5 stars, Board Book, Nostalgia Overload, Penguin Random House, Puffin, Spot

Grug Goes to Hospital – Ted Prior

I love Grug! I read a lot of these as a kid and recently rediscovered them in packs of ten at Big W. They’re just as adorable as I remembered. Who says they’re for kids?! My mother and I love them! I actually bought the packs for Mum and have been randomly hiding individual books for her to find when she least expects it. Today I hid this one for her and it’s the LAST. ONE. I. HAVE! Need to remedy that ASAP!

In Grug Goes to Hospital, which I hadn’t read before, Grug shows Cara how he can swing on a rope and falls off.

Cara pulls Grug on the ambulance to the Bush Hospital. On the way the ambulance tips over and Grug gets a headache. Once at the hospital Cara patches Grug up, splinting his leg and wrapping a bandage haphazardly around his head before instructing him to rest. Grug gets a visitor while he’s in hospital and works on a project to cheer up other patients.

I adore Cara! You can almost hear her thinking, ‘What trouble are you going to get yourself in to now, Grug?’ She’s a great friend who’s always there to figuratively lend a hand – as a snake, she doesn’t have any. I love this series so much! It doesn’t matter what Grug does next. I’ll be reading about it no matter what.

Once Upon a Blurb

Poor Grug has hurt himself! Keep him company as he goes to hospital!

1 October, 201730 April, 2020 by Schizanthus Nerd Categories: ReviewTags: 5 stars, Grug, Nostalgia Overload, Picture Book, Simon & Schuster