Werner Stejskal’s new book of stories 25-27 is bound to delight your child.
The old pals, Oliver, Jumpy and her son, Joey, are here again. They have had many adventures together in previous stories. Oliver is the famous tomcat. He thinks highly of himself but is really good-hearted. He lives in a tree house. If his friends cannot climb the tree, they jump on a trampoline and land on Oliver’s veranda. The lady kangaroo, Jumpy, has been Oliver’s good friend for a long time. Oliver and little Joey both like to ride in Jumpy’s kangaroo pouch.
The illustrations are very colorful, cute and well done. There is quite a bit going on in most of the illustrations. The stories and the illustrations are sure to pique your child’s interest.
In “Olly the Owl”, story 25, the wise owl helps Oliver find his lost ring. The ring was an heirloom from his grandmother, and it was stolen while he slept. Following Olly’s advice, Oliver puts another shiny ring out as bait and hides during the night. Oliver discovers that a magpie has been stealing shiny jewelry from many of the animals and putting the loot in her nest.
Story 26, “Desert Travel”, is a true adventure. Oliver’s sister lives on the other side of the desert and wants him to visit. She has just had a few kittens. Jumpy and Joey join Oliver for the trip, since it is not a good idea to travel in the desert alone. The friends join a camel caravan. The camels are “Ships of the Desert” and Oliver and his friends feel seasick with all the swaying back and forth. At midday they rest in a tent, since it is so hot. They experience a sandstorm but fall asleep anyway. After the storm, they dig themselves out and find the caravan has gone ahead without them. Following the camel tracks, they walk across the desert. They have no water or food. They are dehydrated. They are about to give up and just sit down. Fortunately, they see an oasis with water, dates and coconut trees. After they eat and drink their fill, they carry dates and coconuts and continue their journey. Oh no, they run out of water again! Thank goodness, they see the eagle desert patrol. The friends arrive safely at Oliver’s sister’s house and see the three baby kittens. Oliver’s sister promises to visit Oliver in his tree house. The kittens will visit Oliver, with their mom.
“Desert Travel” has a bit of the ‘scary’ that little children like as long as all is resolved, and they feel safe at the end. An added bonus is that the children learn something about the desert and camels.
Story 27, “Ghosts at Halloween”, has the ‘scary’ feature as well. The ghosts are friendly though and no threat to small children.
Oliver visits a local castle. Something touches his shoulder. It is a friendly ghost king who asks him if he is a ghost, also. Oliver tells him he is a cat. The ghost asks if Oliver will play cards with him. Two other king ghosts join them. They play cards all night. However, the ghosts disappear at dawn, because ghosts are only out at night. Before the ghosts vanish, Oliver agrees to come again and play cards at night if the ghosts promise to go ‘trick-or-treating’ with him on Halloween. When Halloween comes, the ghosts go ‘trick-or-treating’ with Oliver and his friends. The other kids are scared at first, but then they see that the ghosts are friendly. The kids experiment with walking through the ghosts. Ghosts are cool! The neighborhood kids follow Oliver and his friends while they ‘trick-or-treat’. They all want to see people’s faces when they see the ghosts at their doors. Children will think this is ‘scary’ fun!
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Top reviews from other countries
Peter Richards
Thieves, deserts and ghosts, what else can you ask for in a story?
Reviewed in Australia on February 6, 2016
Emmeline (The Book Herald)
Lovely and adorable!
Reviewed in Australia on September 22, 2015