Meet the Parents: With Audio Recording

by Peter Bently

You may think your parents just boss you around and tell you what to do. And there's no getting away from it - they do have to do quite a lot of that! But there's so much more to them - did you realise they are also tent poles for dens that are wonky, dustbins for bits you don't want to eat up and grandstands to make you grow tall?

• ISBN10: 1481414844
• ISBN13: 9781481414845
• Publish Date: 6 May 2014 (first published 2 January 2014)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 32
• Language: English

Reviews

[Jo]

Originally posted on Once Upon a Bookcase.

4.5 Stars.

This picture book is brilliant! It's a great reminder for children just how great their parents actually are, when they're feeling like they just tell them what to do all the time.

The rhythm of this rhyming story is wonderful, and that alone, read aloud to children, would be enough to make them laugh, but the story of Meet the Parents is bound to make children really giggle. With some of the cheeky-naughty things that children do to their parents, as well as sharing all the fun they can have together, it's really amusing. I'm sure it will give children ideas too; who wouldn't want their Dad to help them make a den?

Most of the illustrations in this book are awesome, but there are some that look really scribbled, especially when it comes to the toning of the illustrations, and the characters' hair. I understand that's Ogilvie's style, but it just seemed a little messy to me. I'm sure others will like it, but I just think it's such a great story and some of the illustrations let it down a little. It's not a big thing though, just personal preference, and children are sure to love it!

I will be looking out for more of Peter Bently's stories in future, he's got just the right sense of humour. I love it!

Thank you to Simon and Schuster Children's Books for the review copy.