Showing posts with label The Big Orange Splot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Big Orange Splot. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The Big Orange Splot

He was carrying a can of bright orange paint - No-one knows why.

This picture book was one of my favourites as a kid so after the surprise online discovery with the last book I looked for, I had a go at finding this one. Maybe it's on my mind as Australia has boab trees which before I moved here only existed for me on the pages of that book! Perth also has some awful everything-the-same suburbs which make me cringe. This story is bound to make you smile, though!

I really like the way they read this even though there's a small glitch in the middle. They also have a special way of staying Mr Plumbean's name. Maybe because all New Zealanders are on a first name basis and 'Mister!' is a novel word? Also funny that the first result I found for this book was read by Kiwi kids, eh?


The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater