Who's Confused....?

The last few weeks have been spent looking at new books, reading new books and trying to find people who would like to review some books...books that kids might like, and books that are good for parents too.

So, I bring to you.......The Mixed Up Caterpillar.

It's cute. It's hardcover and hardy for grabby little hands. It's brightly coloured with not many words. It comes with a wiggly caterpilllar puppet..and it also carries a theme of uniqueness and similarities.

Our wiggly caterpillar hero is travelling through the forest and meets lots of other animals (with fetching alliteration inspired names), all who want to know what he is.

But what is he? He doesn't know....but he sure does have lots of guesses!

When the mixed up caterpillar finally discovers what he is....he then undergoes a transformation that confuses him all over again, and forces him to rediscover what he is all over again.

You could read this book just as a funny story, but I don't believe that would do justice to the underlying theme...that we all share similiarities but that we are all unique too. You could also talk about belonging - where do we belong and how do we develop a sense of belonging?

There is plenty of chance for discussion with this book, as well as the chance for littler ones to play at being the mixed up caterpillar with the puppet.

If you know of a great book that you would like to review, or that you think we should review, contact us at Rouse Hill Families Connect and let us know - we'd love to hear what books you have found useful/brilliant/funny/sad or a myriad of emotions in between!