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Litter Bug
A young boy discovers his ability to hear the voice of a candy wrapper he has dropped. When things couldn't get any weirder, along comes another wrapper that happens to find her way to the boy as well.
He discovers a whole new life he never knew existed. He learns what the everyday life of a candy wrapper is like. He also learns that trash prefers going into the garbage rather than floating around all alone in the world. Who would have guessed that trash had feelings too? The candy wrappers fall in love and show the boy what it's like to care about others.
Together, the boy and the wrapper develop a team to cleaning up the earth one piece of litter at a time. Who would have ever guessed picking up trash and preventing them from dying alone could be so contagious? This audiobook is one of the reasons why.
He discovers a whole new life he never knew existed. He learns what the everyday life of a candy wrapper is like. He also learns that trash prefers going into the garbage rather than floating around all alone in the world. Who would have guessed that trash had feelings too? The candy wrappers fall in love and show the boy what it's like to care about others.
Together, the boy and the wrapper develop a team to cleaning up the earth one piece of litter at a time. Who would have ever guessed picking up trash and preventing them from dying alone could be so contagious? This audiobook is one of the reasons why.
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First published May 22, 2011
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Kelly Renée
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December 24, 2013
I was struck when I first started reading Litter Bug at how unusual and imaginative the viewpoint is and this immediately hooked me. Written in third person, the story is told in pretty equal measure through the eyes of a young boy Thomas and the litter, the trash that talks to him! Pretty soon Thomas and his new friends embark upon a mission to clean up the earth one piece of litter at a time.
I would say this book is probably most suited to children aged 8-12 and it deals with some pretty hefty themes and introduces children to some difficult concepts in a lighthearted and fun manner. Love and loss is done brilliantly and I like the way obesity is handled and the analogies that the author uses. I also think the way she tackles shyness/social awkwardness and learning to communicate effectively is very cleverly done. This is a book that children could read alone, or parents could use as a means of talking about difficult subjects.
My only caveat with the book is the lack of illustrations. I think because of the intended age range and the characters involved even a few strategically dotted throughout the book would have made a big difference and maybe this is something that the author could consider in future.
All in all this is a well written, clever and imaginative book and I would have no hesitation in reading it with my daughter.
I would say this book is probably most suited to children aged 8-12 and it deals with some pretty hefty themes and introduces children to some difficult concepts in a lighthearted and fun manner. Love and loss is done brilliantly and I like the way obesity is handled and the analogies that the author uses. I also think the way she tackles shyness/social awkwardness and learning to communicate effectively is very cleverly done. This is a book that children could read alone, or parents could use as a means of talking about difficult subjects.
My only caveat with the book is the lack of illustrations. I think because of the intended age range and the characters involved even a few strategically dotted throughout the book would have made a big difference and maybe this is something that the author could consider in future.
All in all this is a well written, clever and imaginative book and I would have no hesitation in reading it with my daughter.
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