Danny’s Drawing Book by Sue Heap 2008
Danny and his friend Ettie are exploring the zoo on a winter’s day. They spot a red scarf near where the elephants reside, and begin to draw a story in Danny’s notebook. They escape from the cold into the Nocturnal Animal House, and learn more about an aardvark. The children use their imagination by drawing an encounter between the elephant and the aardvark. The story moves back and forth between the imagined world and the real one. Soon enough Danny draws he and Ettie into the story and the adventure expands.
The childlike drawings from Heap are welcoming, and blur the line between fantasy and reality. As children know, these two worlds can mix quite pleasantly. Reading this story may also encourage children to draw their own adventure.
Appropriate for ages 3-8
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