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    Miss Mae’s Saturday

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    By Admin on June 21, 2016 Early Childhood Books

    Miss Mae's Saturday

    Justine Flynn (text),  J Yi (illus),  Miss Mae’s Saturday. Random House Australia, 28 March 2016. 32pp., $16.99 (pbk),  ISBN 9780857988584

    Mae loves it when her grandmother comes to visit as they always do exciting things together like visiting the zoo or having a picnic in the park. What can they do when it is raining outside, though? That’s where the enchantment of a large, empty cardboard box comes in.  Such a box can be turned into anything you want it to be – a car, a plane – even a rocket ship. Using the box, Mae and her grandmother travel to Africa where they see lions, to Korea in the cherry blossom season where women are preparing for a tea ceremony and finally to the moon. This is a simple but charming story which valorises the power of imagination.

    The illustrations are sometimes a little cartoon-like and sometimes simply reflect the written text rather than adding another level. Nonetheless, they celebrate the loving relationship between Mae and her grandmother, the importance of inter-generational  interaction and the fact that grandmothers  can have as much fun as their grandchildren.

     Reviewed by Margot Hillel

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