Come Away From The Water, Shirley

Bought this book to read for my school kids and they loved it. Very well written and lovely illustrations to go with it.

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There's something very poignant about this book. It seems awfully sad that the parents are so oblivious to the childs imaginary world. On the other hand there is perhaps something reassuring and solid about their presence - after all Shirleys wild adventures, Mum and Dad are there waiting to take her home for tea. My son is still at an age where he doesn't pick up on the fact that Shirleys adventures are imaginary. He slightly boggles at the stupidity of the mother asking Shirley if she wants a drink when she's miles away fighting off pirates! This book is one of my favourites.

Come away from the Water is a cute book that easily keeps my boys entertained. I will be checking into other books by the same author.

This is a nice book but be prepared to explain the story line as the text does not fully explain that Shirley is imagining a completely different day at the seaside. Good book for discussing with children when read with them