The Stopwatch

by David Lloyd

Walter Books London

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

David Lloyd is the chairman of Walker Books. He has written many picture books for children, including Polly Molly, Woof Woof, The Stopwatch and The Ridiculous Story of Gammer Gurton's Needle, which was shortlisted for the Emil Maschler Award.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely illustrations; I esp. appreciate that the grandma is mature but not elderly and neither plump nor frail. It's hard to view the images of the siblings wrassling, but most families have that happen, and it's a relatively normal part of growing up if the parents don't make too big a fuss about it.

So, if you were a young child, what would you measure in minutes and seconds? Would you feel compelled to race against time?

[Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a good book however it might be a little hard for kids under 6th grade

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short, but entertaining book that helps to teach children about the concept of seconds and minutes. While it's not specifically an educational book, children will see that some activities take longer than others and that tracking how long something takes can be fun.

The narrative is very simple and the illustrations are old-fashioned and colorful. I read this book in the waiting room of our daughter's dentist while she had an appointment and it was a fun, fast read.