Jane Godwin (text) and Jane Reiseger (illustrator), Say Hello, Affirm Press, March 2022, 32 pp., RRP $17.99 (board), ISBN 9781922711052
Let’s find some animals – off we go!
Would you like to meet them and say hello?
Meeting the animals is a farmyard full of fun in Jane Godwin and Jane Reiseger’s, Say Hello. In this early years’ picture book, the audience must decide how they would great each animal. If they say ‘Hello’, what will the animal say in return?
A gentle rhyming scheme adds an extra element of fun to the mismatched sounds in the story.
The idea of the animals making the wrong sounds prompts children to consider what the natural order of things is.
Reiseger’s illustrations are bright, bold and adorably fun. She captures the elements of animal life on an Australian farm with joyous simplicity. Adding an extra element of discovery is the little mouse, hiding on each page.
This exploration of animal sounds will have children giggling with delight. Say Hello is perfect for fans of Mem Fox’s Where is the Green Sheep?
Reviewed by Fiona Stevens
