Reviews for The Boat-Owner's Practical Dictionary

The average rating for The Boat-Owner's Practical Dictionary based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-05-04 00:00:00 Marcus Hum All the children are celebrating a carnival here in Lloyd's picturebook. The book's landscape format and long line of celebrants allow us to enjoy and be part of this long line of festival enthusiasts - expect for Nini who has nothing special to wear. Lloyd shares a wonderful sense of community here as all children help each other get ready. The idea that Nini is helped by a 'fairy godmother' to help dress up and join the celebration was a nice touch, allowing us to pause in between the festivities and watch the parade of children. Lloyd purposefully hides from us the where and when of the festival instead asking us to focus on the innate, kindly nature of children and their joy in making their own music and dancing to their own tune.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-08-21 00:00:00 Stella Bautista This is a charming and rather timeless story that my two little daughters have always loved to hear. They sympathise with young Nini as she feels left out of the carnival celebrations and become totally enchanted when she suddenly gets her chance to join in. We love the very hand painted style of the illustration which makes a change from current more computer based artwork. My two love feeling that they are sharing in the secret at the end of the story. We'd definately recommend this story.