Poetry Box November challenge – using poetry forms
Honk, Elizabeth Pulford, illustrations Astrid Matijasevich, OneTree House, 2021
Elizabeth Pulford’s Honk is a delightful picture book which makes you feel warm inside as you read. On a wild and stormy night, Henry hears a sad little honking noise outside. The next morning he discovers an injured goose curled up in the sandpit. Slowly slowly, the injured goose and the caring Henry become friends. I am all for comfort books at the moment and this is a terrific comfort book, however old you are. I would have loved to have read this to my children when they were young. I love the honk! refrain that runs through the story until the very last page, and I especially love the ending. This is a book of friendship, kindness and of letting go.
Astrid Matijasevich’s illustrations are the perfect combination of bold and bright. With the skimpiest of lines, Astrid brings the characters to joyful life.
The book is a treasure – I hope it finds a solar system of readers.
Elizabeth Pulford has published stories, poems, and articles for both adults and children, along with over sixty books for children and young adults. Four of her children’s books, The Memory Tree, Call of the Cruins), Tussock, and Finding Monkey Moon were finalists in the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. Astrid Matijasevich is a versatile graphic designer, trained at Auckland University of Technology, specializing in visual material for children.
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