I liked all the animal side characters, as well as Evie's grandmother and her attitudes toward life. The universally appealing premise of being able to talk to the animals has drawn comparison with Hugh Lofting’s Dr Doolittle from a Century ago. uk will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing. Evie and the Animals, illustrated with humour and dexterity by Emily Gravett, is on the side of kindness and truthfulness . Eefje is anders omdat ze van gedachten kan wisselen met dieren - iets dat haar vader haar ten strengste heeft verboden te doen.

Kirja kertoo Eevi-nimisesta yksitoistavuotiaasta tytöstä, joka rakastaa eläimiä yli kaiken ja jolla on myös erityislaatuinen kyky kommunikoida telepaattisesti niiden kanssa. Launched to coincide with World Book Day 2020, this brilliant new story from bestselling author Matt Haig, features Evie from Evie and the Animals alongside illustrations by the award-winning Emily Gravett. I really wish we could all look at all animals and humans the way she does: she loves all animals no matter how different or deadly they are. So we have a dead mother (and more dead people mentioned in passing), a supervillain, lots of mystery, and a few clichés (the principal for example fulfills all the clichés of a negative school principal).Das Ende spitzt sich dafür sehr dramatisch zu und ist schon etwas heftig für ein Kinderbuch ab 9 Jahren.

How this book made me feel: I really wanted to try out Matt Haig’s writing when it comes to children’s books, that was the main reason why I was excited to read this book. Den dritten Stern gibt es, da es am Ende doch recht spannend wurde und ein paar gute Ideen im Buch stecken.Bought this as I have a 10 year old that’s not too keen on reading, but has loved other books by Matt Haig. So, from today, every day I will be sharing a book review with all of you, of the books I had the privilege to read. The third star is given because it was quite exciting at the end and there are some good ideas in the book.

En dat is volgens haar grootmoeder niet met dieren praten, maar aardig zijn: 'Aardig zijn werkt als een boemerang. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. prin a spune că îmi place foarte mult acest autor și cărțile pe care le-am citit până acum de la el, iar aceasta, chiar dacă este destinată copiilor, nu face excepție. There was an intense plot that held my attention the whole way through and I know that, if I read this to my sisters, they would be captivated by every last word.This story about growing up, fitting in and listening closely to our furry friends will capture the hearts of all animal-lovers. It’s a great example of using dialogue in writing and of characterisation – the villain is a classic comic book villain.

The really skilfully drawn character is Evie herself though – one of the very clever things that Matt Haig achieves with this book is to make it sound like an 11 year old girl.Interesting story on how humans are bad for locking up animals and how animals could see humans as sometimes kind too.