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When Cucumber Lost His Cool
Book Review
Such a fun book!
Ila loved this book, she was immediately drawn in by the fun, bright illustrations on the first page. Some of which really made her laugh, “Leaky leeks, look he’s done a wee!”, “Zombie spuds, they actually look funny not scary!”
She loved the story so much each time we finished she would shout “Can we read it again?!”
And Kevin the Cucumber’s ditty was brilliant, utterly contagious, we all found ourselves singing it around the house for days afterwards!
Such a fun book!
About the Book
Kevin the cucumber is so cool. Whenever anyone gets hot and bothered, Kevin is always there to cool them down. He even has his own super cool cucumber song:
“I’m super cool Kevin and this is my song!
Make like a cucumber, you can’t go wrong.
You wanna be cool? Then repeat after me:
I am a cucumber, cool as can be!”
But when Kevin starts to feel like his friends are leaving him out, something happens that has never happened before: He loses his cool!
Author
Michelle Robinson
Michelle Robinson is a bestselling British children’s author who has written over 60 picture books, including 'How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth' and 'There’s a Lion in My Cornflakes'. Originally from Gloucestershire, she now lives in Nova Scotia with her family, where she draws inspiration from the natural world around her.Her work has earned her awards such as the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award, and in 2023 she was appointed BookTrust Writer in Residence.
Illustrator
Tom Knight
Tom Knight is an English children’s book illustrator (and sometimes author) from the east coast of England, who originally worked as a graphic designer before switching to full-time illustration. He has illustrated many books for publishers and is the author-illustrator of his own series, including 'Good Knight, Bad Knight'.
Reviewer Profile
Ila, 3
- Reviews: 9
- Likes: monsters, dragons and tortoises
- Dislikes: prawns and pirates stealing treasure!
- Favourite book: There's a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
- Favourite Film: Ballerina
- Favourite Song: Rascal Flatts - Life is a Highway (from Cars)
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