Alphonse, that is not OK to do!
Author/Illustrator: Daisy Hirst
Series: 2 parts (I do not like books anymore!)
Original language: English
Published: November 2016
Publishers: Candlewick Press
ISBN13: 9780763681036
Price: € 15.99 (HC)
Age: 4 years and up
Today we read the very cute picture book Alfons, That is Not OK to do! to the mini-monsters. A book by British author/illustrator Daisy Hirst. The story starts off well: first there was Natalie and then Alfons came along. Usually the two have a lot of fun together but sometimes ...
Every child with a younger brother or sister will recognize itself in this book, it puts the finger right on the sore spot. Fortunately the story ends as it should for the siblings! Our mini-monsters just love Natalie and Alphonse and their funny behaviour, we read this book to them all the time.
The illustrations are simple but expressive, with a lot of space around them. The little monsters in the book are cute and their faces show their moods very well. The difference between calm and chaos in their home is immediately clear, to our young ones as well ;)
3 cute little stars for Alphonse, That Is Not OK To Do, from our mini-monsters and their readers!