Mrs Wobble the Waitress (Happy Families) - Allan Ahlberg

Mrs Wobble the Waitress is a book which forms part of the Happy Families book collection. The cover of the book is purple and has a picture of Mrs Wobble and her Husband and children all dressed as waitresses and waiters and the title in orange lettering above this. Above the title is the Happy Families logo which is in different coloured rectangles. The back cover of the book is also purple and has small pictures showing other titles available in the collection. The book begins by telling us that Mrs Wobble is a waitress and she liked her job, the customers also liked her but she had a ... more

Mrs Wobble always wobbles and do lots of mistakes in her restaurant. Then her family came up and they have strated their new restaurant. Their kids help Mrs Wobble, but she wobbles a lot so her kids wear skates and catch the food plates which was about to fall by Mrs wobble when she Wobbles and save their restaurant. Its a story about nice cooperation between a family. I am fond of all Happy families series and my kid too. The pictures used in this book are all very detailed and some of them have speech bubbles with people saying things, which makes it like a comic book. One of the pictures ... more

This is a very funny book for children. As the title states Mrs Wobble is a waitress, who unfortunatly wobbles. Find out how her family rally round to help. This is a great book for children of all ages, younger children love looking at the fantastic pictures, and it gives a lot of opportunities to talk about what is happening through out the book. They also love to hear the story read and because it is part of a collection, it is great to add more books of the same style. Mrs Wobble is great for primary school age children, ours use this collection as part of their reading scheme, helping ... more