PublishedFaber & Faber, March 2015 |
ISBN9780571302543 |
FormatSoftcover, 80 pages |
Dimensions18.1cm × 14.1cm × 0.8cm |
Oh yippee! Young Ava is very excited To see Nana Dot (who's rather short-sighted).Nan's fun! And she's funny! And if that's not enough, Can Ava's Mad Nana SEE Squishy McFluff?Ava and Squishy are up to their normal no-good when Dad whisks them off to Nana Dot's - Mum's got to go to the hospital to bring back Ava a baby sister!
But Mad Nana Dot's lost her glasses so can't SEE Squishy McFluff . . . and a trip to the hairdresser's, the post office, the fishmonger all end in adorable disaster.Told in full colour throughout, this is the perfect stepping stone from picture books to older fiction.
Barbara is an award-winning bookseller who has a special interest in fiction, especially Australian fiction and children’s books for all ages.
This is the third book in the Squishy McFluff series. Ava and Squishy McFluff, the invisible cat are thrilled to be spending the night with Nana Dot. Ava’s grandmother is loads of fun and the intrepid pair join Nan Dot to visit the local shops. The visit to the hairdresser is hilarious. Nana Dot takes it in her stride when her hair turns green. Ava’s Mum is taken to hospital to have a baby which the reason Ava is visiting Nana Dot at that particular time...The family reunites so Ava can meet her new baby sister and the family scene is beautifully crafted. Pip Jones writes her stories in rhyme and the zany and comical style really suits the story. Ella Okstaad’s colourful illustrations will raise a smile on anyone who reads a Squishy McFluff junior novel.
