Today we welcome E who is nearly ten to tell us about her favourite book of the moment. Over to you E…
Title of book: Oskar and the Things
Author: Andrus Kivirähk
Illustrator: Anne Pikkov
Translator: Adam Cullen
Publisher: The Emma Press
Language translated from: Estonian
Country where the original book was published: Estonia
Your star rating: ✫✫✫✫✫
What’s the book about? (Can you describe the plot without giving away the ending? No spoilers!)
Oskar is at his grandmother’s house and he is bored. Oskar makes a mobile phone out of wood for fun and pretends to make a call. He says hi and realises that he can talk to objects. They are not very serious conversations! There are also pictures – my favourite is the dinosaur brushing his teeth and the pictures of grandma make me laugh.
What did you think about the characters?
They are very funny. My favourite is the iron (one of the first characters in the book). It’s a good book for Mum to read out loud with silly voices for the different objects.
Did the book remind you of anything else you’ve read or a film you’ve seen?
It made me think of Captain Underpants (by Dav Pilkey) because Melvin Sneedly can draw anything and it comes to life.
Who would you recommend this book to?
Anyone!
Meet our young reviewer, E
E enjoys playing outside with friends, looking at and collecting stones and playing sports. Other translated books she has enjoyed are Temple Alley Summer (especially the story about Stonebird), Akissi and Thunderbird (more info below). Her favourite food is mushrooms.
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Thunderbird by Sonia Nimr, translated by Marcia Lynx Qualey (University of Texas Press), Akissi by Marguerite Abouet and illustrated by Mathieu Sapin. Translated from French by Marie Bédrune and Judith Taboy (Flying Eye Books), Temple Alley Summer by Written by Sachiko Kashiwaba, Illustrated by Miho Satake, Translated from Japanese by Avery Fischer Udagawa (Restless Books)
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