Hello, Goodbye - David Lloyd

...readers.

~ Hello, Goodbye ~

This book hasn't got a fantastically enthralling storyline but pre-school children enjoy joining in with the repetitive text.

It begins with a big brown bear saying "Hello!" next to a big tree that is standing quietly in the sunshine.

Two bees fly above him and respond with "Hello! Hello!"

A host of other animals come along ...
...rain starts to fall.

At this point the animals who had greeted the bear with hello all begin to run for shelter saying "Goodbye!"

All of the animals that were in, around or under the tree have gone and the big tree quietly says "Hello, rain!"

~ Illustrations ~

The illustrations are very bold and Louise Voce has drawn some very cheerful animal faces to accompany the text.
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This is a very simple book, ideal for pre-school children or emergent readers.

~ Hello, Goodbye ~

This book hasn't got a fantastically enthralling storyline but pre-school children enjoy joining in with the repetitive text.

It begins with a big brown bear saying "Hello!" next to a big tree that is standing quietly in the sunshine.

Two bees fly above him and respond with "Hello! Hello!"

A host of other animals come along to say hello to the big brown bear, until............. the rain starts to fall.

At this point the animals who had greeted the bear with hello all begin to run for shelter saying "Goodbye!"

All of the animals that were in, around or under the tree have gone and the big tree quietly says "Hello, rain!"

~ Illustrations ~

The illustrations are very bold and Louise Voce has drawn some very cheerful animal faces to accompany the text.

They are all set against a white backdrop and although as an adult I can see that the proportions between the bear and the other animals, e.g the bees isn't totally accurate, children really enjoy looking at the pictures of the animals, particularly the page where the birds are popping theri heads and beaks out of the tree to say "hello".

The expression and body movement of the bear when it begins to rain is very well depicted, reminding me of a lot of people's reactions when they are caught out in the rain!

~ Style, Format and Educational Values ~

Although there are no speech bubbles in this book as each animal says Hello or Goodbye in the main part of the text, the relevant word has been placed near the mouth of the animal, e.g. all of the animals around the base of the treee has hello written next to their mouths; the badger, the snail, the frog, the snake.

As you can probably tell from the three animals listed above, there is an odd combination of animals around the base of a tree but children don't seem to notice that and the fact that there are animals there appeals to them!

The text is very limited, great for pre-school children to join in with the repetitive text and even better for emergent readers who will be able to read this book with very little hesitation as the two main words, hello and goodbye are repeated so often.

Pre-school children also like to join in with the reference to the different types of voices, e.g. little, squeaky, deep-down voices. This is great for their imaginative and role-play experiences.

~ The Author / David Lloyd ~David Lloyd is the chairman of Walker Books and has written many books for adults and children:

• Polly Molly Woof Woof
• The Stopwatch
• A concise history of Ludlow
• Little So And So and the Dinosaurs

~ The Illustrator / Louise Voce ~Following an MA in Graphic Design at Manchester Poly, Louise Voce has freelanced in London. Her jobs have included work for the Sunday Times, Radio Times and BBC Publications as well as her children's books for David Bennett Books and Walker Books.
In 1980 she won the Golden Pen of Belgrade, an award for best illustration.I have listed some of the books she has illustrated:

• Animal Fun
• The Quangle Wangle's Hat
• Over in the Meadow
• Love and Kisses
• My Big Book of Animals

~ Price ~The paperback version of this book is priced at £4.99 but amazon have some used and new books from only 1p so even with P&P, it's a big saving!!
This book is also available in hardcover.
 

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