Mar 12, 2020

Recent Reads: What's Up, Maloo by Genevieve Godbout

Source: from Librarything Early Reviewers program and Tundra Books for review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.

What's up, Maloo? by Genevieve Godbout
What's Up, Maloo?
Publisher: Tundra Books
Publication Date:  January 7, 2020



https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27405327-pop-manga-coloring-book?from_search=true  https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Manga-Coloring-Book-Beautiful/dp/0399578471?ie=UTF8&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0399578471&linkCode=as2&redirect=true&ref_=x_gr_w_bb&tag=x_gr_w_bb-20

Format: Hardback

Rating:









Goodreads Synopsis: 
Maloo the kangaroo has lost his hop. Can his friends help him find it again? This sweet picture book explores the idea of sadness and the importance of friendship through ups and downs.
No other kangaroo can hop like Maloo! But one day Maloo's friends find him stepping instead of hopping. What's wrong, Maloo? His pals look for ways to help Maloo regain the spring in his step. With patience, support and a little "hop" from his friends, Maloo gets his bounce back.
Simple text and adorable art convey the power of friendship over a gloomy mood in Genevieve Godbout's charming debut as both author and illustrator.
Review: 
What's Up, Maloo is a beautifully illustrated and simply written book about a kangaroo who does not feel like hopping anymore. His friends try to get a little pep back in his step but they are finding that it is difficult. 

The images are absolutely gorgeous throughout this book and I loved them. They are the reason for the number of stars I have given this book, because the story was not really all there for me. 

Maloo all of a sudden stops hopping, there is no further information in the test of the story... just Hop Hop.. nothing. Nothing happens, and that is fine, but nothing is explained either. The young reader is not even told he doesn't feel like hopping anymore. Maloo seems depressed, very depressed and his friends only try to address the hopping but not whatever cause the lack of hopping. 

I think this could have been a wonderful book about feelings and how sometimes you feel sad and don't want to play, but instead it just fell a little short for me.

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