Catharina Valckx

Bruno is the story of a cat in a checkered cap whose personality includes flexibility no matter the unexpected change in the day. When it's raining outside, he sets up a picnic indoors. And the friends he makes along the way include a fish swimming in the air and a canary that can only speak gibberish. In each case, Bruno is more than willing to help out.

This book is a great starter book for those transitioning from picture books to chapter books. What do I mean? Illustrations cover page show more after page, with a few sentences to read. It isn't overwhelming to a young reader as a chapter book might be. For my daughter, she did well with reading the story, but quickly lost interest. I'm not entirely sure why. It might be perhaps because the character is simply going about day by day, but there isn't a huge story involved. It's really about following a cat that is so laid back he's able to handle any setbacks or changes along the way. It's actually a great attitude to have.

I would have given the book 5 stars, except that it didn't hold the attention of a 7-year-old. She typically reads Princess in Black, Geronimo Stilton, Owl Diaries, Pete the Cat, Splat the Cat, Dog Man, and The Land of Fake Believe (to give an idea of where her tastes lie). But despite her lack of interest, I thought it was a cute book with a positive theme and fun illustrations. show less

What did I just read? The book starts out with Lizette wanting to tell a lie just because she can. So they tell a lie and that lie becomes a reality. The lie is that they are going are going to the mountains and instead they go to molehill. They make a fishing hole and have a campfire. The whole day turns out to be a perfectly fun day. Lisette gets back and tell her mom to remind her that she shouldn’t lie. Talk about a confusing moral point. If you could leave out the point of the lie show more this would be a fun and entertaining book. However, to have a lie with no conflict resolution just a bad moral to teach. This is a pass for me show less

Lizette's finds a lonely green sock, but quickly is made fun of my bullies Tim and Tom. They tell her that you can't wear only one sock, they need to be in a pair. Lizette becomes determined to find that other sock, but comes home sad empty handed. Her Mama, washes that green sock and hangs it out to dry. Brett, Lizette's friend comes over and discovers that this one sock sure makes a great green hat. Lizette is comforted by her friend and in the end gains another green sock for a hat which show more is made by her Mama.

Great story on friends being there to comfort others when bullies try to bring them down. Good story to read to a class to help prevent bullying by showing how our words and actions can be hurtful to others. show less

prima boek voor beginnende lezers, Leuke illustraties en leest makkelijk weg.