Aunt Amelia's House

Aunt Amelia #2

by Rebecca Cobb

From the award-winning Rebecca Cobb, illustrator of The Paper Dolls and The Everywhere Bear, comes another lively tale about the very unusual babysitter, Aunt Amelia.The children are so excited! They are going to stay at Aunt Amelia's House. They always have a brilliant time with her, and can't wait to see what she has in store. But when they arrive, there seems to be no time for games. Instead Aunt Amelia has a long list of chores to do. But from the gardening to the laundry, cleaning the windows to feeding the pets, Aunt Amelia has her own special way of doing things, and fun will not be in short supply!A warm, witty, beautifully illustrated tale about an aunt like no other.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

33 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 13, 2021

About the author

Rebecca Cobb has illustrated several picture books, including The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson. She has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. She lives in England.

Reviews

[Natalie all_books_great_and_small · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a gifted advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via Macmillan childrens books publishers.

Aunt Amelias House is an incredibly adorable and fun children's book with bright and engaging illustrations.
The children in the story are going to stay at Aunt Amelia's House - they are super excited as they've never been to stay before. When they arrive they are a little disheartened as Aunt Amelia says she has lots of jobs to do. These jobs turn out to be done in a very fun and unique way and the children go home excited to do jobs I a similar way at their own house (much to mum and dad's surprise).
This book is so beautifully illustrated and written. It draws the reader and the listener in and I pondered over each page taking in all the illustrations featured.
A truly delightful read!

[Mathew · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely adore Cobb's watercolour and pastel illustrations; there is something warm and comforting about them and I know, as a young child, I would have taken real pleasure pouring over the images. This ability to tap into what it is to be a child and tend to a child's imagination is why Cobb is so successful.

I also would have loved Aunt Amelia herself for in a world populated by humans, it appears that the children's aunt...is a crocodile in a bright pink and white striped dress. She's also clever, kind, generous and wise.

When the children find out that they are spending the day and night with their aunt, they're overjoyed. However, they become a little disheartened when they find out that the day will mostly be filled with chores such as watering the garden, picking fruits, feeding Aunt Amelia's pets and so on. But Aunt Amelia has a way of making these tasks fun and light and memorable. I particularly loved the spread of her feeding her pets: cuteness overload!

It's a sweet little picturebook in which a subtle message around the joy of caring for your immediate natural environment is key (alongside helping out with the housework). It helps that each page is crammed with things to enjoy exploring and sharing with others.

[Lara Bate · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book about helping out and doing chores.

[Onur Avcı · Rating 3 out of 5]

Resimleri, hedef hikayesi ve sonucu gerçekten hoş. Ama bir yavanlık var emsallerine göre bence.