Really Really, is the book about Daisy who has been left home by mum with a new baby sister. In a nutshell that is what this book is about. Does it have any other interesting features? Hmm? Well if you wish for your children to lie to new people they meet, just to get their way, then yeah, you can consider this book as the rebel child’s holy grail. The plot is very simple, it starts of with mum leaving daisy at home as she has a function to attend and introduces daisy to her new baby sister. Unlike most baby sisters, she is a very special one, as she doesn’t know anything about her job. She asks Daisy various questions; such as what do you eat for dinner? What time does she go to sleep? And whether she needs a bath or not? Daisy, seeing this as a golden opportunity and decides to take advantage. Daisy insist to Angela, who is the world’s worst baby sister, that she eats ice cream for dinner, goes to sleep no earlier than midnight and never needs to take a bath. When Angela asks her if that is “really true”? Daisy simply replies, “really really”; and fibs her way through the night. If I were a young child I would probably do the same, however, I would normally get caught out in the end and into a lot of trouble. This book didn’t reflect a positive moral to the story. Overall daisy gets away with it and the mother doesn’t suspect anything. I probably sound like the scrooge of critical writing, but unfortunately, that was my initial verdict.
The illustration is very similar to some of Tony Ross’s work. Its bright colors and simple outline work makes it an aesthetically pleasing book to look at. On an upside, I don’t believe I’m giving the book as much credit as it deserves. The concept does have a humorous element to it. I was just hoping it had a positive conclusion, rather than promoting lying your way out of certain situations.
How would I implicate this within a classroom? I would promote children to read this book for some light independent reading. Mainly for children aged 5-6 as it is extremely simple to read. As a task I would allow the children to identify what was morally wrong with the story and what would they do if they were allowed to do anything with a lenient baby sitter.
The illustration is very similar to some of Tony Ross’s work. Its bright colors and simple outline work makes it an aesthetically pleasing book to look at. On an upside, I don’t believe I’m giving the book as much credit as it deserves. The concept does have a humorous element to it. I was just hoping it had a positive conclusion, rather than promoting lying your way out of certain situations.
How would I implicate this within a classroom? I would promote children to read this book for some light independent reading. Mainly for children aged 5-6 as it is extremely simple to read. As a task I would allow the children to identify what was morally wrong with the story and what would they do if they were allowed to do anything with a lenient baby sitter.