The Fly; The Rat; The Slug; The Worm: Disgusting Critters Series by E. Gravel

Authors

  • Merrill Distad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20361/G2ZT2C

Abstract

Gravel, Elise. The Fly; The Rat; The Slug; The Worm: Disgusting Critters Series. Tundra Books, 2016.

These paperback reissues of Governor General’s award-winning children’s author Elise Gravel’s Disgusting Critters series – one that includes further volumes devoted to the spider, the toad, and head lice[!] – serve to bring to an even wider audience Gravel’s whimsical illustrations and sense of humour. Translated from the original French, the captions offer a soupçon of homely scientific information about each critter’s contribution to global ecology. Gravel is also known for her cartoons and graphic novels, and her critter illustrations are mainly sight-gags. Thus, while these books are ideally suited for reading to children from 3 to 6, older children learning to read can/will understand and appreciate the jokes. Recommended for all public, school, and academic curriculum library collections.

Highly recommended: 4 out of 4 stars
Reviewer: Merrill Distad 

Historian and author Merrill Distad enjoyed a four-decade career building libraries and library collections.

Published

2018-02-05

How to Cite

Distad, M. (2018). The Fly; The Rat; The Slug; The Worm: Disgusting Critters Series by E. Gravel. The Deakin Review of Children’s Literature, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.20361/G2ZT2C

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Book Reviews

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