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The Goody
Book Review
I think the story means that no one is only good or bad
My mummy read The Goody with me because I am 5 years old.
I liked the pictures and the faces of Chirton and Myrtle told me how they were feeling. In one picture, Chirton looked like Myrtle when Myrtle was watching TV and being bad, and Myrtle was surprised.
I think the story means that no one is only good or bad. I don’t like being bad and anyone can be good or bad or say thank you.
Myrtle does something good and she gets a goody bag at a party which makes her happy.
I liked the book and want to read it again with my brother Raffy, Daddy and my little sister Indie as I think they will like it too.
About the Book
From the creator of Charlie and Lola is a gorgeous stand-alone picture book about a brother and sister who are neither entirely good nor entirely bad.
Beautifully illustrated throughout in Lauren’s iconic style it is a charming and amusing story about a family with a cautionary message for grown-ups about pigeon-holing our off-springs’ personalities!
Chirton Krauss is a good child – the very goodest. He does everything he is told, when he is told. He even does good things without being told. He eats his broccoli, he goes to bed on time and he never, ever sticks his finger up his nose.
Meanwhile, Chirton’s sister, Myrtle, is NOT a good child. She stays up late, she never cleans out the rabbit’s hutch and she drops her choco puffs all over the carpet! But what will happen when Chirton Krauss decides that being THE GOODY isn’t so good after all…?
Illustrator
Lauren Child
Lauren Child (born 1965) is a British children’s author and illustrator best known for creating the Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean series. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2000 for 'I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato' and went on to serve as the UK’s Waterstones Children’s Laureate from 2017 to 2019.
Reviewer Profile
Nala, 5
- Reviews: 2
- Likes: family, scooting, dressing-up
- Dislikes: onions, monsters
- Favourite Book: The Memory Tree by Britta Teckentrup
- Favourite Film: Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews version)
- Favourite Song: The Monster Song by The Seniors
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