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It is only fitting that the very first Kidazy book recommendation be my personal childhood favorite. "Gorilla" is a book that is not often spoken of, other than by children who have read it or by adults who treasured it as children. Anthony Browne brings this story to life with amazing colored illustrations that titillate every child’s senses. "Gorilla" is a story of a little girl named Hannah who’s dad isn’t around as much as she would like. In the process of the story of "Gorilla" Hannah’s birthday approaches and her dad promises her a trip to the zoo but, as he always does, Hannah’s dad backs out of the trip because he is too busy with work. Disappointed
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Hannah goes to bed the night before her birthday and wakes up in the middle of the night to find a package at the end of her bed. Inside the package Hannah finds a toy gorilla, upset, she throws it to the corner of the room where it begins to grow and grow and grow until it comes to life and takes her to the zoo for her birthday to make up for her father’s absence. This is such a perfect story for the child of any busy parent as well as any child who loves to make believe. "Gorilla" is a pretty difficult to find book now a days; however, Amazon does carry one regularly priced version of the paperback book with an included story CD (read by a British actor who is just amazing with voices.) This book comes more than highly recommended and if your child enjoys it keep an eye out for the other Anthony Browne books, most of which focus on monkeys. |
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{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
This book sounds so cute! My son loves monkeys so I will have to check this author out.
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My kids love books! I’m hoping he’d like me reading it more than the CD. lol