Man on the Moon: a day in the life of Bob

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With its colourful and droll illustrations that leap off the page, perfectly matched by the playful text, this wonderful picture book is as much of a treat to read whether you're a 4-year old or a 40-year old (or more)! Bartram salutes William Joyce with his baroque images of a retro-futuristic everyday world and a smiley-face full moon, as well as his lucid palette of lawn green, clear blue and scarlet. I've managed to get two weeks worth of work out of this one book alone and barely scratched the surface! But the double page spread in the centre is a BIT MUCH for 3 year olds and because of this, The Man on the Moon cannot be in the bedroom at night-time.

I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly! He never notices the short green guys who watch from a distance, steal a cupcake from his picnic lunch and crowd into a wordless spread to mug for readers.

My son whole heartedly loves proving Bob wrong and pointing out all the illustrations on each page, laughing in delight when he sees a 'cheeky alien' hiding from Bob. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally). He exchanges his tweedy threads for a form-fitting white jumpsuit with a crescent moon on the chest, then boards a squat rocket for the moon. The text and the pictures are well connected supporting each other, however they have their own life too: the story can be read without looking at any of the pictures, and as the book is richly illustrated it is very easy to make up your own storyline without reading.

Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob (newly re-issued by Templar) is a truly wonderful piece of art and story alike. Squeezing in one more, this time a space-going hero that we have loved right from the very start of this blog. This book tells the story of Dougal who can't wait to finish his day at work as the next day his holidays start.Readers will delight in spotting all of the aliens that Bob misses noticing as he goes about his work as the man on the moon. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The small-size aliens were fine and we could count them or just notice them around on different pages. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.