An enchanting tale of bravery and loyalty. It will remind readers that the world can be a magical place.
Dappled Annie and the Tigrish
$19.99
Dappled Annie and the Tigrish is an adventurous and dramatic story combined with gentleness and strong characterisation.
Available as an ebook wherever you buy your ebooks
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Description
Dappled Annie and the Tigrish is a beautifully written novel. It is about nature, siblings, bravery and a touch of something magical.
There are faces in the hedge at the end of the garden, and a nest of tiny fantails. That’s where 9-year-old Annie goes to play one hot summer while her father works up at the lighthouse.
One after another, an earthquake and a terrible wind leave Annie with losses that seem irreplaceable. Her little brother Robbie emerges as the only person who can help her find what she’s lost.
Him and the tigrish.
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Book Details
Country of Origin New Zealand Reader Age 6-8 year Book Size ISBN
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Mary McCallum’s first book is delightful! My 8-year old granddaughter and I read the book separately, and now plan to share it with her 11-year old cousin. It would make a wonderful book to read out loud to a classroom or as a bedtime book.
Through the clear, beautiful writing of the author, we have been brought into Annie’s world and find ourselves wishing for the ‘impossible’ in our own lives. How would we deal with the world Annie accepts so naturally? What if we had a family like Annie’s? What if we interacted with nature as Annie does? Could we be as brave and loyal as Annie? She and her brother Robbie are so real that we’d love to meet them in real life.
Our imagination is fired up throughout the book. The illustrator, Annie Hayward, has created gentle line drawings and colorful, full-page art that adds just the right touch to this children’s chapter book. But as for the Tigrish, we are challenged to visualize the Tigrish for ourselves. There are wonderful descriptions along the way, but the illustrator does not define him with her drawings. We like that!
What would it be like to be Annie’s friend? Would we be dappled? Would we learn to see the world around us in a new way? My granddaughter and I are seeing the world in a new way after reading this book! We plan to read it together at bedtime and share it with many more family members as well as friends of all ages. It’s a book we look forward to reading again and again. The real and the magic blend seamlessly, and readers of all ages will discover something new each time they read it. Highly recommended.
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