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"* "Steeped in as much symbolism as you dare extract... A fascinating book that will afford hours of imaginative unravelling." The Guardian * "A haunting, strange story with the feel of a Brothers Grimm tale. It will say a great deal to any child with brothers or sisters, and the pictures are - naturally - quite superb." Practical Parenting"
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Anthony Browne is at his most brilliant in a new edition of this profound picture book about sibling relations.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Recently used this book to teach adventure/mystery stories to year 3 class. Children loved the characters (brother and sister) as well as the mysterious aspect of what happened to Jack. Great for drama!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At first, there doesn't seem to be much to the plot or depth of the story but like most of Anthony Browne's books, you will find something new every time you look at it that you haven't noticed before.
The story is about two siblings with gender stereotypical personalities and their attempt to resolve their differences by their mother's insistence. Their relation with one another change through a series of strange events.
Clearly inspired by well known fairy tales,the illustrations are dark and rich in symbolism. The sequence of events from the climatic point of the story also reminded me of a famous Hans Andersen story but I shall not reveal it here for those who wish to read this gem of a book.
Like all of Anthony Browne's books, the value is in looking over it again and discussing its deeper meaning and empathy with its characters.
The story is about two siblings with gender stereotypical personalities and their attempt to resolve their differences by their mother's insistence. Their relation with one another change through a series of strange events.
Clearly inspired by well known fairy tales,the illustrations are dark and rich in symbolism. The sequence of events from the climatic point of the story also reminded me of a famous Hans Andersen story but I shall not reveal it here for those who wish to read this gem of a book.
Like all of Anthony Browne's books, the value is in looking over it again and discussing its deeper meaning and empathy with its characters.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my class as part of looking at adventure stories for Literacy . At first i didn't like it; the pictures seemed rather dark and frightening but after really looking at the pictures i began to see more and the children loved it.
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A-MAZ-ING!
Lovely story, great illustrations.
I used in my 'adventure stories' literacy unit, and although the some of the language is a little 'old fashioned', the children loved the... Read more
I used in my 'adventure stories' literacy unit, and although the some of the language is a little 'old fashioned', the children loved the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by srob86
Lovely Book
A good little adventure story with lots of elements that can be used in a classroom setting as well as enjoyed at home.
Published 11 months ago by F. Roberts
the tunnel
An excellent book for all ages. The story is told through the eyes of two children, but with plenty of scope for inference and own interpretation. Read more
Published 13 months ago by sal
The Tunnel Review by Class 3
We used this book when we were learning about adventure stories. We enjoyed this story because the characters were interesting and the pictures gave us lots of detail and were very... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Class 3 Bredon Hancocks
Children's writing
This story is a great focus for children's writing and the picture on the front is a good talking point about where the tunnel could take you.
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. V. Thomson
Excellent!
A very efficient delivery service. I used this for Literacy lessons with my Year 3 class and they loved it. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ms. Lorna Bell
The tunnel. Anthony Browne
I bought this book for my children ( 5 and 6 years old). I think it's a very nice book, the meaning of the story between the brother and the sister it's very nice. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2009 by A. P. Pous
Superb book which entices child and adult alike.
Simple yet deeply poignant book which follows in Anthony Brownes' ongoing success at producing wonderful books. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2001
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