In this illustrated rhyme, a little old lady thinks that her house is a squash and a squeeze, but with the help of a few farmyard animals and the advice of a wise old man she soon... more...discovers that it's not as small as she thought.
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This is a children's book written by Julia Donaldson, author of 'The Gruffalo' and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. It is a 24 page book published by Macmillan at a cost of £5.99. It is her first book published in 1993 which started off as a song for a children's television show.
Julia writes in what was to become her usual style of rhyme to produce this wonderful text. A woman is complaining that her house is "a squash and a squeeze" and asks an old man his advice. He advises to take in animal after animal until there is just no more room and the old woman is beside herself. His next piece of advice is a "curious plan" but a very clever one. Just how does he make her house less of "a squash and a squeeze"?
This story will have children rolling on the floor with laughter as the animals get into all sorts of trouble in the small house. The story has a clever moral as do many of her stories, which is perhaps why I enjoy reading them.
This is also available on Audio CD read by Imelda Staunton and Steven Pacey and is an easy story to listen to on long drives. Definitely recommended.
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