- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Smallfish Books (31 Jan 2011)
- ISBN-10: 0956143091
- ISBN-13: 978-0956143099
- Product Dimensions: 29.7 x 20.2 x 0.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,881,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Who knows what goes on in the mind of an introverted child. If no one takes the time to reach out to the child, a peer their own age, then I could see a child thinking there must be something wrong with themselves that no one wants to play with them. In author Neil Irani's beautiful story, The Goblin and the Girl, a young girl perceives herself to be a goblin because she doesn't seem to have any friends. She tries to hide under big hats and runs away when her hat is blown into the trees. The writing is simple and clear for young readers and the message is easy to understand. I would have liked to have seen the young girls teacher reaching out to her, even if that in itself didn't change her self-perception. I read this book to my children and it kept their attention with the colorful illustrations and simple message. I would recommend this book to parents of children who are, like the little girl, shy or self-conscious. I would also recommend it to parents with children who tend to make friends easy to remind them to watch for the children who just need a kind word or a friend. As the story illustrates, kindness can make a world of difference to a lonely child.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another truly wonderful Maverick book. The book is printed on the nicest paper and it is such a pleasure just to turn the pages. would be a sin to ever buy this in ebook format as it's a book just crying out to be held.
Park Yun has illustrated the book quite cleverly leaving children spotting how the girls reflection changes in mirrors and puddles. Facial expressions form many leading questions making you ask how the girl is feeling and why. The 9-10 year olds that I read this book with initiallly thought this book to young for them but as the story progressed it became clear that they were able to read it on a different level and analyse feelings and emotions of the characters quite deeply.
A book that covers lots of emotions and could be a useful tool for a child that needs to feel that they aren't 'The Goblin'.
Park Yun has illustrated the book quite cleverly leaving children spotting how the girls reflection changes in mirrors and puddles. Facial expressions form many leading questions making you ask how the girl is feeling and why. The 9-10 year olds that I read this book with initiallly thought this book to young for them but as the story progressed it became clear that they were able to read it on a different level and analyse feelings and emotions of the characters quite deeply.
A book that covers lots of emotions and could be a useful tool for a child that needs to feel that they aren't 'The Goblin'.
Created out of frustration with amount of meaningless books for children on the market.
20 April 2012
Format:Paperback
"The Goblin and the Girl" written by Neil Irani, is another great book from Maverick.
First, a little bit about the author - Neil who writes stories for children for over 8 years now. His previous publications were mainly written for boys so once his daughter was born he decided to write books for girls as well. "The Goblin and the Girl" was created out of frustration with amount of meaningless books for children on the market.
The book is beautifully illustrated by Park Yun whose drawing style is very original, seems to me like mixture of pencil, crayons and watercolour but I can be wrong.
The fonts are big, spaced, easy enough to read by smaller children.
The story itself is about little girl who felt ugly like a goblin and hid from the World and people under her huge hat.
"When the girl looked in the mirror she
saw herself as a goblin.
She did not want anyone to see her because
of the way she looked.
But one rainy day everything changed..."
I'm not sure only about the group age this book is targeted at... my daughter who is 6 and rather smart and sensitive did not understand this it fully but she became aware of the problem some other children around her may have.
I'm certain that if I read it to her in a year or two she will enjoy this book at completely different level.
First, a little bit about the author - Neil who writes stories for children for over 8 years now. His previous publications were mainly written for boys so once his daughter was born he decided to write books for girls as well. "The Goblin and the Girl" was created out of frustration with amount of meaningless books for children on the market.
The book is beautifully illustrated by Park Yun whose drawing style is very original, seems to me like mixture of pencil, crayons and watercolour but I can be wrong.
The fonts are big, spaced, easy enough to read by smaller children.
The story itself is about little girl who felt ugly like a goblin and hid from the World and people under her huge hat.
"When the girl looked in the mirror she
saw herself as a goblin.
She did not want anyone to see her because
of the way she looked.
But one rainy day everything changed..."
I'm not sure only about the group age this book is targeted at... my daughter who is 6 and rather smart and sensitive did not understand this it fully but she became aware of the problem some other children around her may have.
I'm certain that if I read it to her in a year or two she will enjoy this book at completely different level.
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