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The New Girl
Book Review
My favourite part was seeing the steps to fold a flower out of paper
I read this book to my little sister who said, “I love it”
I enjoyed reading it too. It is a story about friendship and why it is important not to judge a person from the outside but from the inside.
My favourite part was seeing the steps to fold a flower out of paper.
I was pleased that the book has a happy ending as that made me feel happy too.
About the Book
The author and illustrator dedicate the book to “children who struggle to be seen” and it made me reflect upon all those people, not just children, who make no demands for attention and risk being invisible to others for no greater reason than their quiet presence is often overlooked in favour of the more flamboyant characters in our lives.
In this story the new girl is ignored by her classmates as she is different and even though the story is very simple a reader can sense her isolation and empathise with her possible feeling of rejection. For no one enjoys being in that position and children are notoriously unsympathetic to outsiders.
It is therefore lovely to find out that, in time., a friendship blossoms, perhaps kindled by the origami gifts that are anonymously left inside the classroom…
This inspiring story, reminding us all to be kind and considerate.
Author
Nicola Davies
Nicola Davies is an English zoologist and award-winning children’s author, known for over 80 books that span picture books, nonfiction, poetry and novels. She first trained in zoology (studying geese, bats and whales), worked for the BBC Natural History Unit on The Really Wild Show, and now lives in Wales.
Illustrator
Cathy Fisher
Nicathy Fisher is a Welsh-based illustrator and artist whose richly textured watercolour and mixed-media work reflects a lifelong connection with nature and human emotion. She grew up in Bath, has lived and worked in the Seychelles and Australia, and now resides in Pembrokeshire.
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Sol, 8
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- Likes: platypus's, pesto pasta and playing Super Mario
- Dislikes: washing-up and olives
- Favourite Book: The Boy who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd
- Favourite Film: Star Wars
- Favourite Song: Jesus Thank you by Sovereign Grace
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