Off To The fair - Christopher Wormell

I asked Ciao to add this category ages ago and then promptly forgot all about it until Alice came down this morning and asked me to read her a story. I told her to go and choose a book and this is the one she came down with. Christopher Wormell is primarily an illustrator who, in the last few years, has branched out into writing his own childrens books to compliment his wonderful artistic talent. He has illustrated many adults book including English Country Traditions and Bordeaux: A Comprehensive Guide, these are probably not well known (they weren't to me either) but looking at various ... more

After allowing me to pick his books for him from the library, my son Connor ( I am pleased to say!) was quite pleased by the selection myself and my daughter brought back for him, this review being on one of those said books. The book I will now review is - “Off to the fair by Christopher Wormell” The story revolves around three friends, who just happen to be a bear, an elephant and a walrus. After seeing a poster advertising the circus coming to town, the three of them decided that actually they would really like to go, so off they set. As the book says - “by and by and by they reached he ... more