Cry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved

Should they send her back, or keep her? Marilla rather wouldn’t.

They decide to adopt a boy, but the orphanage mistakenly sends them Anne Shirley, a 11-year-old redhead with a fierce temper. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud MontgomeryĤ64pp Puffin Books (A masterful coming-of-age story that’s also a proto-feminist text)Įlderly Matthew Cuthbert and his sister, Marilla, need a sturdy hand to help around Green Gables, their farmhouse, outside the fictional town of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island, Canada. This book is for anyone who has to manage different expectations, at work or home, and wants to have a good laugh about it.ģ. What a pickle Duncan is in! Daywalt’s witty text is superbly matched by Oliver Jeffers’ fun-filled illustrations in this picture book that brings out how the same experience or object is often perceived in many ways – like what makes one crayon feel overworked, makes another feel he’s Duncan’s favourite. Beige is offended at being called Light Brown and also that Mr Brown gets all the teddies, ponies and puppies, while he’s stuck colouring boring wheat. His crayons have gone on strike! Red Crayon complains that he’s overworked and doesn’t even get holidays off because he has to colour Santa’s clothes and Valentine’s Day hearts. Black Crayon, on the other hand, is upset that his potential is underutilized as his role’s been limited to merely making outlines. But one day, when he reaches for his crayons, he finds a bunch of letters instead. The Day The Crayons Quit by Drew DaywaltĤ0pp Philomel (Bringing out how the same experience or object is often perceived in many ways)ĭuncan wants to colour.

Cry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved