Scruffy Bear And The Six White Mice by Chris Wormell - review

On first sitting down with this book, Ethan was very excited by virtue of its novelty. As we started to read the story, he became a little bored, and kept turning the pages looking for new pictures. After finding the "teddy", "mouse", "birdy" and "dog", he seemed to get frustrated that there weren't more animals for him to find. I, on the other hand, found the story both charming and possessing a lovely moral about ingenuity and quick-thinking on the part of the bear. I think that I'll wait until Ethan is a little older before trying this book again, as I think that the concepts and storyline are a little too abstract for a toddler as young as he is. It is a lovely story nevertheless. If you would like to become a family reviewer, email us at [email protected]