TAN, Ciara Molloy (text) Michaela Blassnig (illus.) Hermione Anemone and the Enormous Storm Lothian, 2014 unpaged $14.99 pbk+e ISBN 9780734415479 SCIS 1671958
I’ll admit to enjoying books with rhyming language and this book uses rhyme to create a wonderful rhythm. Every day is the same for Hermione Anemone who usually sits in a pool near the rocks knitting some socks. When a storm comes along Hermione finds a curious cast of characters joining her in her rock pool: Tony Abalone, Russell the Mussel, Pam Clam, and Sean the Prawn.
The colourful illustrations, font and layout of the book combine to fantastically depict the characters and actions taking place in the rock pool. The rhyming language creates a wonderful tempo and flow to the story and is sure to be loved by toddlers through to early readers who love the occasional tongue twister.
reviewed by Katie Poidomani