Miss Llewellyn-Jones

by Elaine Forrestal, Moira Court (Illustrator)

Miss Llewellyn-Jones has a lot of trouble keeping her washing on the line. She loses jeans, tops, socks, knickers ...but when she hangs out Teddy, things take a surprising turn. A delightfully rhythmic text and gorgeous, quirky illustrations make this a book to read again and again.

Genres: Storytime

32 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

About the author

Elaine Forrestal is a full-time writer who lives and works in Scarborough, Western Australia. She grew up in the Wheatbelt but now travels all over the world, and has spoken at festivals and presented writing workshops in Australia, Singapore, France, Italy, and Ireland. Elaine has had novels, picture books, magazine articles and short stories published in Australia, the USA and the UK. Her novel, Someone Like Me, which won the CBCA Book of the Year Award, the WAYRBA Hoffman Award and was commended for the NASAN Book and Software Awards in the UK, has been translated into Slovenian and Italian. She has also written for children’s television. Of her 17 published fiction titles, 14 have been shortlisted for, or won, major awards.

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved this picture book about Miss Llewellyn-Jones who does her washing on a windy day. Gradually, she loses her washing as the pegs snap and flip-flap, the clothes blow away, with funny results. Kids will love the repetition, the use of rhyming language and the ending of the story about teddy, who is also blown away. I especially liked the naive type pictures - just right for the story. It is also nice to finally have a CBC list book that is funny.