Lucky, lucky, lucky - that's my song today. I am SO lucky to be able to visit one of the very best school libraries in Australia! YES it truly is THAT good/wonderful/magical/special!!
Last week I spied the third book in the badger series by Moritz Pelz published by North South and I screamed yippee!! This morning I sat down to read this newest instalment and it did not disappoint - in fact I think every Primary school library should add all three of these books to their collection.
Badger is Bored celebrates the power of imagination, the importance of play and the wonderful things that can happen when a group of friends come together. It also celebrates problem solving and perseverance. Badger is indeed bored but he does try to distract himself. He attempts some painting but it is not much fun. Then his friend Fox arrives. Badger suggests they could build a den. But again that doesn't really excite them. All through the day various friends arrive and each time Badger suggests different projects but everyone is just in such a slump today. You can see their attempts at a card game in the illustration below.
Finally Mouse arrives. He is wearing a eye patch. Mouse looks like a pirate!
"That's it!,' cried Badger. 'Mouse will be a pirate princess!'
'And we'll need a pirate ship!' cried Fox"
And so the fun begins. They build a splendid ship, create a treasure map and Deer helps Mouse to bake some delicious cookies.
"the animals sang a grisly pirate song, and the storm decided he'd better go off and do his storming somewhere else."
At the end of the glorious day all the friends share ideas about what they will play tomorrow and these are listed on the final end paper:
- Mouse is going to make some pretty bracelets.
- Fox is going to play hide-and-seek.
- Rabbit is going to write Bear a letter.
- Squirrel is going to play dress-up.
- Raccoon is going to play with play dough.
- Blackbird is going to paint stones.
- Deer is going to make a collage.
Badger is Bored! was originally published in Switzerland in 2022 with the title Der Dachs hat heute Langeweile! (Badger is Bored Today!). Well he might be bored today but I am certain he, and his gang of friends, will NOT be bored tomorrow. I also love the way Badger keep taking the lead with his friends - making suggestions for appealing activities. He reminds me of Elmer (David McKee), Frog (Max Velhuijs) and even in a slightly crazy way - Tacky (Helen Lester).
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