It's the summer holidays for me but the jobs have not stopped. Neither has the social life. Between the two and my normal day to day responsibilities I got to today, feeling pressured by deadlines and wanting to cry.
All week I have felt like one clear message was given to me regarding this blog and reading. "You can't do it. It can not be done."
So in desperation I have turned to a book that always manages to make me smile when I feel like the world is getting to me.
Dave is a picture book written by Sue Hendra and illustrated by the brilliant Liz Pichon (creator of the Tom Gates book series). It tells the story of Dave, the greedy cat who gets stuck in his cat flap one day due to his ''obesity" issues.
His animal friends try to help him out but to no avail. Until someone comes up with an unusual plan which involves feeding Dave even more.
It is 32 pages which consist predominantly of a build up to a purile joke. One of quite epic gaseous proportions! But funnier still is the fact that after all his troubles, Dave simply hasn't learned a thing!
The pages aren't full of lengthy text. There's no more than 2 or 3 lines per page. The vocabulary isn't taxing but there is an occasional gem of a word dropped in.
The illustrations are bright and vividly coloured. And there isn't a person I've shown it to who hasn't laughed out loud at the pay off joke.
It was recently awarded the picture book world cup at the school I work in where the class I worked with voted for it time and again over other books.
It just goes to show some times a simple fart joke can take you very far!
Well done Dave, you're my funny book and my proof that I can and will succeed at doing this blog for the full year. And as next week's blog will suggest, from this low point I will rise!
Book 30 of my 52 book list and my funny book.
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