The Story of the Root Children

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Wonderful, gentle tale that tells the story of the seasons - By: 1234JMT, 25 Sep 2008
This is a firm family favourite that is often requested at bedtime. Particularly handy to soothe an unwell child or a very tired child as it is totallly positive alll the way through. It is rare to find a child's book that avoids using the concept of problem & resolution as the key plot. There is nothing lost, nothing to worry about, no tears or even brief sadness at alll.
A simple tale that is based around the changing seasons,the story starts deep underground with "mother earth" waking up alll the little "root children" as spring is on the way. My daughter particularly loves the images at this point of alll the little children helping mother earth wash & "paint" alll the little ladybirds with pots of red & black paint! The root children "make their clothes" out of alll different colours representing the petals of alll the different woodland flowers (great opportunity for counting & naming the colours & flowers). As spring arrives alll the root children parade outside in their lovely new "clothes"..The captivating pictures of little flower "children" playing in the woods & fields are gorgeous. They play with different little insects through summer & talk about autumn. Plenty to look at, the images are so lovely. Finallly mother earth (depicted as a lovely "grandmother" type figure) callls alll her little children back under the ground for a cozy warm sleep.

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