 There is something odd growing in Stanly's garden. Bit by bit, bone by bone, a skeleton grows out of the ground. The grown-ups can't see it, but Stanly's sister Miren can. She calls it Princy, because, according to her, Princy wears a gold hat and has a black cape. When Miren gets really sick, Princy is the only one who can make her smile. Stanly thinks Princy is bad news, and his sister is getting sicker and sicker. But Princy makes her happy. Is he bad or good? This book is very emotional - I cried for a really long time when I finished it, and I don't normally cry about books. I had a chat with my Mum, because I was very angry at Princy. Together, we worked out that the book is about hope, or maybe about how death is sometimes harder for the people left behind, than for the person dying. It is hard to say what my favourite bit was, because it was so sad, but it made me feel very strongly, and that is what a good book does.
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31/12/2017 06:53:18
This is a good story to read to children. I do suggest you do not read it during bedtime because it might be quite scary for the child or children. I always make sure that I only read happy stories to my children because I do not want them to grow up scared of the little things. I also do not think that scaring children is a way to discipline them. I find that traumatic and abusive because that is not a way to help a child to become disciplined. Leave a Reply. |
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