Review: Rosie's Walk

Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A cute little book for cute little kids. It was fun to read a book with 32 words on 32 pages (no, not one word per page). The illustrations are also hilarious, even though I don't usually like this style. The unusual side of the book is the lack of descriptions. The few words that are there don't really tell the story, unless you are looking at the pictures. Or rather, they tell the story how it's seen from Rosie's point of view, which doesn't really correspond with what really happened. Thus, a lot is left unsaid, giving space for imagination, word-play and discussion. The downside - it can't be one of the first books a kid tries to read him or herself; since the words and the pictures tell two different stories, it makes it impossible for a beginning reader to focus. But it's a great book for reading together. I wish I learnt about it earlier, when my son was three or four; back then it would be very entertaining and educational for him. Now, that he's five, it's not all that educational, but we still had a lot of fun and a nice discussion.

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