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Evie and The Animals
Ten-year-old Evie has a talent. A SUPERTALENT. Evie can TALK to animals and HEAR their thoughts. Pretty amazing, isn't it? One day at school, Evie sets Kahlo the rabbit free from her too-small cage. Evie knows she's done A Good Thing . . . but it lands her in BIG trouble. Evie's dad and Granny Flora say her talent is a curse; she must never use it again. Until a year later pets on her street - including Lady Gaga the cat and a hamster named Cheryl - start disappearing. Evie is determined to find them. But it's dangerous for her to help. Because the villain has a talent of their own, and only wants to use it for evil . . . Can Evie save the pets before it's too late, even if it means DARING TO BE HERSELF?
241 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2019
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Matt Haig
61 books48.4k followersMatt Haig is the author of novels such as The Midnight Library, How to Stop Time, The Humans, The Radleys, and the forthcoming The Life Impossible. He has also written books for children, such as A Boy Called Christmas, and the memoir Reasons to Stay Alive.
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August 23, 2019
There were some jerks, but that’s inevitable!
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
January 1, 2021
1.) Evie and the Animals ★★★★★
1.5.) Evie in the Jungle ★★★★★
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"Your real talent isn't talking to animals, Evie", she said after a while. "It's kindness."
representation: Hindu, dyslexic side character, Black side character.
[trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers]
★★★★★
Matt Haig's books are so incredible. i loved this so much and i loved how he subtly discussed climate change and environmentalism which is super important for kids to be aware of!
trigger warnings: loss of a parent (in the past), snakes, spiders and other scary animals, murder, kidnapping.
1.5.) Evie in the Jungle ★★★★★
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"Your real talent isn't talking to animals, Evie", she said after a while. "It's kindness."
representation: Hindu, dyslexic side character, Black side character.
[trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers]
★★★★★
Matt Haig's books are so incredible. i loved this so much and i loved how he subtly discussed climate change and environmentalism which is super important for kids to be aware of!
trigger warnings: loss of a parent (in the past), snakes, spiders and other scary animals, murder, kidnapping.
March 18, 2021
Nykyisin on ollut melko hankala selata kirjasomea törmäämättä Matt Haigiin ja erityisesti Keskiyön kirjastoon. Olen itse lukenut häneltä ainoastaan Radleyn perhe - vampyyriromaanin, joten oli ihan mielenkiintoista tarttua hänen uusimpaan lastenkirjaansa "Eevin eläinmaailma" (Aula, 2021).
Kirja kertoo Eevi-nimisesta yksitoistavuotiaasta tytöstä, joka rakastaa eläimiä yli kaiken ja jolla on myös erityislaatuinen kyky kommunikoida telepaattisesti niiden kanssa. Mutta onko kyseessä lahja vai kirous? Salaisuutena asia on joka tapauksessa syytä pitää, eikä siitä saa vahingossakaan kertoa kenellekään perhepiirin ulkopuolella. Niin ajattelee ainakin isä, jonka mielestä asia voi johtaa hankaliin ja pahoihin tilanteisiin. Eevin äiti on puolestaan kuollut myrkkyhämähäkin puremaan tytön ollessa aivan pieni.
Ja ellei tässä olisi vielä tarpeeksi, saa eläinrakas sankarittaremme kuulla vielä melkoisen paljastuksen, joka liittyy hänen kuolleeseen äitiinsä ja menneisyyteensä. Entä miten tähän kaikkeen liittyy maailman pahin mies Mortimer J. Mortimer?
Seikkailu on sopivan jännittävä ja sitä tukee Emily Gravettin ilmeikkään hauska kuvitus. Luonnonsuojelulliset teemat ovat kivasti esillä. Loppuratkaisu ehkä vähäsen töksähtää, mutta lapsena olisin itse ahminut kirjan riemusta kiljahdellen. Nähdäkseni "Eevin eläinmaailmassa" on runsaasti potentiaalia tulevaisuuden vinkkaushitiksi, joten enköhän ota tämän mukaani alakoululaisten vinkkauksiin aina kolmosluokista ylöspäin.
Kirja kertoo Eevi-nimisesta yksitoistavuotiaasta tytöstä, joka rakastaa eläimiä yli kaiken ja jolla on myös erityislaatuinen kyky kommunikoida telepaattisesti niiden kanssa. Mutta onko kyseessä lahja vai kirous? Salaisuutena asia on joka tapauksessa syytä pitää, eikä siitä saa vahingossakaan kertoa kenellekään perhepiirin ulkopuolella. Niin ajattelee ainakin isä, jonka mielestä asia voi johtaa hankaliin ja pahoihin tilanteisiin. Eevin äiti on puolestaan kuollut myrkkyhämähäkin puremaan tytön ollessa aivan pieni.
Ja ellei tässä olisi vielä tarpeeksi, saa eläinrakas sankarittaremme kuulla vielä melkoisen paljastuksen, joka liittyy hänen kuolleeseen äitiinsä ja menneisyyteensä. Entä miten tähän kaikkeen liittyy maailman pahin mies Mortimer J. Mortimer?
Seikkailu on sopivan jännittävä ja sitä tukee Emily Gravettin ilmeikkään hauska kuvitus. Luonnonsuojelulliset teemat ovat kivasti esillä. Loppuratkaisu ehkä vähäsen töksähtää, mutta lapsena olisin itse ahminut kirjan riemusta kiljahdellen. Nähdäkseni "Eevin eläinmaailmassa" on runsaasti potentiaalia tulevaisuuden vinkkaushitiksi, joten enköhän ota tämän mukaani alakoululaisten vinkkauksiin aina kolmosluokista ylöspäin.
January 12, 2022
Meh...neither good nor bad.
The first part of the book is interesting and touching. Then he began to exaggerate. Hence the four stars.
The story of Dr. Dolittle has long been told.
However, there are more than a few wonderful sentences that really made me think.
There is still hope for Matt Haig, given the "Midnight library" fiasco.
It's nice to have a pet, it's nice to love animals, it's even better to save an animal. ❤❤❤
Life is good.
The first part of the book is interesting and touching. Then he began to exaggerate. Hence the four stars.
The story of Dr. Dolittle has long been told.
However, there are more than a few wonderful sentences that really made me think.
There is still hope for Matt Haig, given the "Midnight library" fiasco.
It's nice to have a pet, it's nice to love animals, it's even better to save an animal. ❤❤❤
Life is good.
December 14, 2020
Matt Haig truly is a national treasure. Whether it's his adult books or his children's book, every single one is more precious than the last. I am by no means a child (my mother would argue otherwise), but this book was really special. It talks to children about the importance of kindness in a cruel world, about how social media and the internet is great until it's not, about how your true friends are almost always the unexpected ones.
This book was fun and intriguing. There was an intense plot that held my attention the whole way through and I know that, if I read this to my sisters, they would be captivated by every last word. I mean, what's not to love about a telepathic connection to animals and a centuries-old hidden talent? This was a great book by a great writer, is all I can say.
This book was fun and intriguing. There was an intense plot that held my attention the whole way through and I know that, if I read this to my sisters, they would be captivated by every last word. I mean, what's not to love about a telepathic connection to animals and a centuries-old hidden talent? This was a great book by a great writer, is all I can say.
November 13, 2020
We read it with the boys, one chapter every night. They loved it! A very interesting book with plenty of information about animals, I think it doesn't aim to adult readers so much, though.
May 3, 2020
Matt Haig
Evie and the Animals
Illustrated by Emily Gravett
“Everything is impossible until you can do it…”
“Evie was a girl who loved animals. She didn’t just know facts about them. She also had a very special skill. A very unusual skill…”
Evie’s “very own secret superpower” is that she can telepathically talk to animals, she can hear what they are thinking and, sometimes, she can talk to them.
This superpower, running through generations of family on her mother’s side, has to be kept top secret because it puts her life in danger, just as her mum’s life had been endangered by the bond-like villain of the piece “Mortimer J Mortimer”.
Such a talent cannot be kept under wraps for long however, and Evie embarks on a series of dramatic adventures to save the planet and avenge her mother’s death.
This is a very traditional adventure story in one way – a hero, a villain, a dilemma, a resolution. The universally appealing premise of being able to talk to the animals has drawn comparison with Hugh Lofting’s Dr Doolittle from a Century ago. This is written in a very modern, casual style. Lots of dialogue, illustrations, lists, jokes, lots of current cultural references. It addresses themes like bereavement, friendship, being different, climate change, animal rights. It could have been very earnest, but its all done with a very light touch and laugh-out-loud funny in places.
It is also a real page-turner, Matt Haig has a superpower of his own for writing cliff-hangers to end a chapter with. I read this book with my own children and without fail they begged for just one more chapter each time!
It’s a great example of using dialogue in writing and of characterisation – the villain is a classic comic book villain. The really skilfully drawn character is Evie herself though – one of the very clever things that Matt Haig achieves with this book is to make it sound like an 11 year old girl. Not just Evie’s dialogue but the narration and the point of view of the narrator has that particular, pre-adolescent quality of speech and thought that every parent of an 11 year old will be familiar with. I understand that the author has a young daughter himself – and you can hear her role as both muse and consultant in every page of this book!
For all these reasons, I think it is a book that is enjoyed by its intended audience (6 upwards but ideal for early KS2) more than adult readers – our pleasure lies in hearing them all shout “oh just one more chapter – pleeeease!”
Evie and the Animals
Illustrated by Emily Gravett
“Everything is impossible until you can do it…”
“Evie was a girl who loved animals. She didn’t just know facts about them. She also had a very special skill. A very unusual skill…”
Evie’s “very own secret superpower” is that she can telepathically talk to animals, she can hear what they are thinking and, sometimes, she can talk to them.
This superpower, running through generations of family on her mother’s side, has to be kept top secret because it puts her life in danger, just as her mum’s life had been endangered by the bond-like villain of the piece “Mortimer J Mortimer”.
Such a talent cannot be kept under wraps for long however, and Evie embarks on a series of dramatic adventures to save the planet and avenge her mother’s death.
This is a very traditional adventure story in one way – a hero, a villain, a dilemma, a resolution. The universally appealing premise of being able to talk to the animals has drawn comparison with Hugh Lofting’s Dr Doolittle from a Century ago. This is written in a very modern, casual style. Lots of dialogue, illustrations, lists, jokes, lots of current cultural references. It addresses themes like bereavement, friendship, being different, climate change, animal rights. It could have been very earnest, but its all done with a very light touch and laugh-out-loud funny in places.
It is also a real page-turner, Matt Haig has a superpower of his own for writing cliff-hangers to end a chapter with. I read this book with my own children and without fail they begged for just one more chapter each time!
It’s a great example of using dialogue in writing and of characterisation – the villain is a classic comic book villain. The really skilfully drawn character is Evie herself though – one of the very clever things that Matt Haig achieves with this book is to make it sound like an 11 year old girl. Not just Evie’s dialogue but the narration and the point of view of the narrator has that particular, pre-adolescent quality of speech and thought that every parent of an 11 year old will be familiar with. I understand that the author has a young daughter himself – and you can hear her role as both muse and consultant in every page of this book!
For all these reasons, I think it is a book that is enjoyed by its intended audience (6 upwards but ideal for early KS2) more than adult readers – our pleasure lies in hearing them all shout “oh just one more chapter – pleeeease!”
February 21, 2020
Eefje en de dieren is een heel mooi verhaal. Een van de boodschappen van het verhaal is dat je jezelf moet durven te zijn en dat is in sommige situaties nog best lastig. Eefje heeft een gave, een talent. En dit talent deelt ze met haar oma. Oma kan ook met dieren praten, maar veel beter dan Eefje. Oma leert Eefje hoe ze om kan gaan met haar gave, maar dat mag eigenlijk niet van haar vader…
Het gaat allemaal best prima, totdat Eefje in de dierentuin is en met de dieren uit de dierentuin gaat praten. Na die dag zijn alle dieren in de stad in gevaar, maar niet alleen de dieren, ook de vader van Eefje. Eefje weet wie er achter zit en wil deze mysterieuze man ontmoeten. Dit gaat niet zonder slag of stoot.
Dit boek is echt een aanrader voor dierenvrienden. Het boek is voor 8+, maar dierenvrienden van alle leeftijden zullen smullen van dit verhaal. Eefje sluit vriendschap met veel dieren, maar vindt het lastig om vrienden te worden met mensen. Haar worsteling hiermee komt ook aan bod in het boek. Dit zal herkenbaar zijn voor kinderen, en zij kunnen van dit verhaal dan ook leren.
Ik vond het verhaal een goede opbouw hebben, dat ik een dierenvriend ben, zorgt er voor dat ik het verhaal sowieso leuk zou vinden. Oma blijft een beetje mysterieus en wat er nou met de moeder van Eefje gebeurd is ook. Dat maakt het een mysterieus, grappig en leuk verhaal! De illustraties zijn net even anders dan anders, de aanplakbiljetten voor de vermiste dieren zijn hilarisch! Met veel plezier dit boek gelezen.
Het gaat allemaal best prima, totdat Eefje in de dierentuin is en met de dieren uit de dierentuin gaat praten. Na die dag zijn alle dieren in de stad in gevaar, maar niet alleen de dieren, ook de vader van Eefje. Eefje weet wie er achter zit en wil deze mysterieuze man ontmoeten. Dit gaat niet zonder slag of stoot.
Dit boek is echt een aanrader voor dierenvrienden. Het boek is voor 8+, maar dierenvrienden van alle leeftijden zullen smullen van dit verhaal. Eefje sluit vriendschap met veel dieren, maar vindt het lastig om vrienden te worden met mensen. Haar worsteling hiermee komt ook aan bod in het boek. Dit zal herkenbaar zijn voor kinderen, en zij kunnen van dit verhaal dan ook leren.
Ik vond het verhaal een goede opbouw hebben, dat ik een dierenvriend ben, zorgt er voor dat ik het verhaal sowieso leuk zou vinden. Oma blijft een beetje mysterieus en wat er nou met de moeder van Eefje gebeurd is ook. Dat maakt het een mysterieus, grappig en leuk verhaal! De illustraties zijn net even anders dan anders, de aanplakbiljetten voor de vermiste dieren zijn hilarisch! Met veel plezier dit boek gelezen.
August 24, 2019
I read this in one sitting and thoroughly enjoyed it. Evie is such a great character and I found myself rooting for her. I really like how much she cares for animals and there are such positive messages from this book. I found it very heartwarming. Top notch read from Matt Haig.
November 3, 2021
ENGLISH VERSION BELOW
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Ich kann leider nicht ganz nachvollziehen, warum „Evie und die Macht der Tiere“ derart hochgelobt wurde. Ja, das Buch ist von Matt Haig, und? Die Grundidee ist sehr nett, einfach und nicht neu. Evie kann mit Tieren sprechen bzw. kann sie deren Gedanken hören und sie dann ebenfalls in Gedanken ansprechen, was zumindest den Peinlichkeitsfaktor ein wenig reduziert. Was neu ist, ist dass sie die einzige zu sein scheint, die diese Gabe hat. Ihr Vater hat ihr zudem strengstens verboten, die Gabe auszuleben. Man erfährt auch recht bald warum. Ein böser Mann, der die Gabe auch hat, damit Tiere jedoch nach seinem Willen manipuliert, ist Schuld am Tod von Evies Mutter und will alle Menschen, die diese Gabe ebenfalls haben, vernichten. Wir haben also eine tote Mutter (und weitere Tote, die am Rande erwähnt werden), einen Superbösewicht, viele Geheimnisse und ein paar Klischees (die Direktorin erfüllt etwa alle Klischee einer negativen Schuldirektorin). Die tierischen Nebenfiguren gefielen mit alle, wie auch Evies Großmutter und deren Einstellungen zum Leben.
Es dauert relativ lange, bis die ersten Geheimnisse enthüllt werden, dann passiert dafür recht viel auf einmal. Ich fand die erste Hälfte fast schon langweilig. Das Ende spitzt sich dafür sehr dramatisch zu und ist schon etwas heftig für ein Kinderbuch ab 9 Jahren. Das Cover ist toll, auch wenn ich versäumt habe, wann und wo genau im Buch ein Löwe vorkommt. Den dritten Stern gibt es, da es am Ende doch recht spannend wurde und ein paar gute Ideen im Buch stecken.
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I'm afraid I can't quite understand why "Evie and the Animals" has been so highly praised. Yes, the book is by Matt Haig, and? The basic idea is very nice, simple and not new. Evie can talk to animals, or rather she can hear their thoughts and then talk to them in her mind as well, which at least reduces the awkwardness factor a bit. What is new is that she seems to be the only one who has this gift. Her father has also strictly forbidden her to do this thing. One soon learns why. An evil man, who also has the gift, but manipulates animals according to his will, is to blame for the death of Evie's mother and wants to destroy all people who also have this gift. So we have a dead mother (and more dead people mentioned in passing), a supervillain, lots of mystery, and a few clichés (the principal for example fulfills all the clichés of a negative school principal). I liked all the animal side characters, as well as Evie's grandmother and her attitudes toward life.
It takes a relatively long time for the first secrets to be revealed, then quite a lot happens at once. I found the first half almost boring. The end is very dramatic and a bit violent for a children's book. The cover is great, although I missed when and where exactly in the book a lion appears. The third star is given because it was quite exciting at the end and there are some good ideas in the book.
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Ich kann leider nicht ganz nachvollziehen, warum „Evie und die Macht der Tiere“ derart hochgelobt wurde. Ja, das Buch ist von Matt Haig, und? Die Grundidee ist sehr nett, einfach und nicht neu. Evie kann mit Tieren sprechen bzw. kann sie deren Gedanken hören und sie dann ebenfalls in Gedanken ansprechen, was zumindest den Peinlichkeitsfaktor ein wenig reduziert. Was neu ist, ist dass sie die einzige zu sein scheint, die diese Gabe hat. Ihr Vater hat ihr zudem strengstens verboten, die Gabe auszuleben. Man erfährt auch recht bald warum. Ein böser Mann, der die Gabe auch hat, damit Tiere jedoch nach seinem Willen manipuliert, ist Schuld am Tod von Evies Mutter und will alle Menschen, die diese Gabe ebenfalls haben, vernichten. Wir haben also eine tote Mutter (und weitere Tote, die am Rande erwähnt werden), einen Superbösewicht, viele Geheimnisse und ein paar Klischees (die Direktorin erfüllt etwa alle Klischee einer negativen Schuldirektorin). Die tierischen Nebenfiguren gefielen mit alle, wie auch Evies Großmutter und deren Einstellungen zum Leben.
Es dauert relativ lange, bis die ersten Geheimnisse enthüllt werden, dann passiert dafür recht viel auf einmal. Ich fand die erste Hälfte fast schon langweilig. Das Ende spitzt sich dafür sehr dramatisch zu und ist schon etwas heftig für ein Kinderbuch ab 9 Jahren. Das Cover ist toll, auch wenn ich versäumt habe, wann und wo genau im Buch ein Löwe vorkommt. Den dritten Stern gibt es, da es am Ende doch recht spannend wurde und ein paar gute Ideen im Buch stecken.
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I'm afraid I can't quite understand why "Evie and the Animals" has been so highly praised. Yes, the book is by Matt Haig, and? The basic idea is very nice, simple and not new. Evie can talk to animals, or rather she can hear their thoughts and then talk to them in her mind as well, which at least reduces the awkwardness factor a bit. What is new is that she seems to be the only one who has this gift. Her father has also strictly forbidden her to do this thing. One soon learns why. An evil man, who also has the gift, but manipulates animals according to his will, is to blame for the death of Evie's mother and wants to destroy all people who also have this gift. So we have a dead mother (and more dead people mentioned in passing), a supervillain, lots of mystery, and a few clichés (the principal for example fulfills all the clichés of a negative school principal). I liked all the animal side characters, as well as Evie's grandmother and her attitudes toward life.
It takes a relatively long time for the first secrets to be revealed, then quite a lot happens at once. I found the first half almost boring. The end is very dramatic and a bit violent for a children's book. The cover is great, although I missed when and where exactly in the book a lion appears. The third star is given because it was quite exciting at the end and there are some good ideas in the book.
December 19, 2021
Încep prin a spune că îmi place foarte mult acest autor și cărțile pe care le-am citit până acum de la el, iar aceasta, chiar dacă este destinată copiilor, nu face excepție. ✨
Este o carte extrem de actuală care abordează teme foarte importante în zilele noastre, cum ar fi influențele pe care le are social media asupra tinerilor, bullying-ul, violența împotriva animalelor și influența negativă a oamenilor asupra mediului înconjurator.
Povestea este captivantă, cu o mulțime de informații interesante despre animale de care cei mici se vor bucura cu siguranță, iar ilustrațiile completează perfect totul!
Este o carte foarte bună pentru iubitorii de animale. Copiii cu animale de companie cu siguranță se vor bucura de poveste, iar pentru cei care nu au, ei bine, este foarte probabil să își dorească unul după. 😂❤️
Un lucru foarte important de menționat este faptul că în carte se precizează aspecte legate de moartea anumitor personaje, așa că este bine să aveți acest lucru în vedere când o oferiți copiilor.
Cu toate acestea mesajul acestei cărți este cât se poate de pozitiv. Vorbește despre importanța de a fi tu însuți, grija pe care trebuie să o avem fața de planetă și bunătatea cu care trebuie să tratam orice ființă. 💕🌍
Este o carte extrem de actuală care abordează teme foarte importante în zilele noastre, cum ar fi influențele pe care le are social media asupra tinerilor, bullying-ul, violența împotriva animalelor și influența negativă a oamenilor asupra mediului înconjurator.
Povestea este captivantă, cu o mulțime de informații interesante despre animale de care cei mici se vor bucura cu siguranță, iar ilustrațiile completează perfect totul!
Este o carte foarte bună pentru iubitorii de animale. Copiii cu animale de companie cu siguranță se vor bucura de poveste, iar pentru cei care nu au, ei bine, este foarte probabil să își dorească unul după. 😂❤️
Un lucru foarte important de menționat este faptul că în carte se precizează aspecte legate de moartea anumitor personaje, așa că este bine să aveți acest lucru în vedere când o oferiți copiilor.
Cu toate acestea mesajul acestei cărți este cât se poate de pozitiv. Vorbește despre importanța de a fi tu însuți, grija pe care trebuie să o avem fața de planetă și bunătatea cu care trebuie să tratam orice ființă. 💕🌍
March 10, 2025
Das Leben ist gut.
- Strupp
Evie ist ein normales Mädchen - sie geht zur Schule, sie hat eine beste Freundin, und sie liest viele Bücher über Tiere. Aber sie ist auch ein besonderes Mädchen… Sie weiß nicht nur mehr über Tiere als so mancher Experte, sondern sie besitzt auch eine Gabe - sie kann mit Tieren sprechen. Und es ist wirklich so, wie es klingt - sie kann die Gedanken von Tieren in ihrem Kopf hören, und sie kann antworten!
Ihr Vater hat ihr trotzdem verboten, die Gabe zu benutzen, weil es zu gefährlich ist. Evie weiß nicht, warum ihr Vater so denkt, aber sie weiß, dass es mit ihrer Mutter zu tun haben muss. Sie war im Dschungel unter geheimnisvollen Umständen gestorben…
Dieses Buch war super! Und nicht nur, weil die Geschichte spannend ist und es um Tiere geht, sondern auch, weil ich es in einer anderen Sprache lesen konnte. Nachdem ich das Buch gelesen hatte, habe ich entdeckt, dass es einen zweiten Band gibt. Leider ist er noch nicht auf Deutsch erschienen, aber eines Tages vielleicht!
Bewertung: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
May 1, 2024
Olivia Colman’ın dediği kadar var. Gerçekten de mükemmel bir mutluluk paketi. Her ne kadar yazarın yetişkinlere yönelik yazdığı romanları sevemesem de yazdığı çocuk kitaplarını ve içini döktüğü, kurgu olmayan kitaplarını seviyorum. Matt Haig tuhaf biçimde yakın bir dostum gibi hissediyorum hatta. Evie’nin hikayesini okurken de hissettim bu yakınlığı ve çok sevdim. Hayvanlar hakkında yeni bilgilerle donatılmaksa yanıma kar kaldı. Çocuklara yönelik yazılmış kitapların iyileştirici gücüne tutunmaya devam ediyorum.
July 14, 2024
Tam bir pazar okuması oldu. Hayvanlarla konuşma yeteneğine sahip onbir yaşındaki kızın romanı. Evet çocuk kitabı. Yetişkinlerin sıkılmadan okuyabileceği sürükleyicilikte, hayvanlarla ilgili güzel bilgilerin olduğu ve kesinlikle güzel mesajları olan bir kitap.
“İyilik bir bumerangdır.” deniyor ve buna inanmak istiyorum.
“İyilik bir bumerangdır.” deniyor ve buna inanmak istiyorum.
June 6, 2019
A lovely story about the importance of being kind (to humans AND animals), being yourself (even when everyone tells you not to be) and looking after the world. I bloody love Matt Haig SO much.
December 14, 2020
Ενα εξαιρετικό βιβλίο για παιδιά από 9 χρόνων και άνω, με τρομερή πλοκή και αμείωτο σασπένς, που κρατάει ζωντανό το ενδιαφέρον του αναγνώστη ως την τελευταία σελίδα· ένα βιβλίο για τη δύναμη της φιλίας, την πίστη στον εαυτό μας, την αγάπη για τη φύση και το περιβάλλον. Αφιερώνεται σε όλα τα παιδιά που αγωνίζονται με τον τρόπο τους για τη σωτηρία του πλανήτη και διαβάζεται απνευστί, καθώς αποτελεί ένα από τα καλύτερα βιβλία για μεγαλόφωνη ανάγνωση που έπεσε φέτος στα χερια μας. Αναζητήστε το!
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March 26, 2020
There are many books about children who can talk to animals. But this one is special. Its about kindness to all species on earth, about the connection we all have and as a plus the animals are still animals and not humans in animal form. It really gives you all the warm and fuzzy feelings when reading and have I mentioned the amazing illustrations? Highly recommend (as almost every book from Matt Haig 😊) !
October 25, 2020
Το διαβάσαμε παρέα με τα αγόρια, ένα κεφάλαιο κάθε βράδυ. Υπέροχο βιβλίο, άρεσε πολύ στα παιδιά. Είχε πάρα πολύ ενδιαφέρουσες πληροφορίες για τα ζώα, έξυπνη πλοκή, ωστόσο αν και αγαπώ Matt Haig, νομίζω ότι αυτό το βιβλίο δε θα βρει την ίδια ανταπόκριση και στο ενήλικο κοινό.
January 8, 2021
Evie can talk to animals. But her dad didn't want her to use her talent.
She talks to dogs and she got into trouble when her teacher lied about where she found the rabbit.
There is more to her story. A bad guy killed her mom because her mom can talk to animals too.
That lead to a story of how Evie got into danger and then finding out the right thing to do.
Interesting story on how humans are bad for locking up animals and how animals could see humans as sometimes kind too.
She talks to dogs and she got into trouble when her teacher lied about where she found the rabbit.
There is more to her story. A bad guy killed her mom because her mom can talk to animals too.
That lead to a story of how Evie got into danger and then finding out the right thing to do.
Interesting story on how humans are bad for locking up animals and how animals could see humans as sometimes kind too.
December 23, 2021
Very cute, but not my favorite from Haig.
August 11, 2019
Read- August 2019 for The N.E.W.Ts (My E in Care of Magical Creatures), The Basically 24 Hour Readathon and The Magical All Nighter
- I have to say that Matt Haig is one of my all time favourite authors. I haven't read any of his adult novels yet but I've adored all of his middle grade novels. Haig manages to put such important topics into his books in the most subtle ways.
- I have to say that Matt Haig is one of my all time favourite authors. I haven't read any of his adult novels yet but I've adored all of his middle grade novels. Haig manages to put such important topics into his books in the most subtle ways.
November 7, 2021
Klappentext
Evie hat ein Talent. Ein Supertalent. Sie kann hören, was Elefanten denken, und mit einem Spatzen plaudern. Doch als sie das Schulkaninchen Kahlo aus dem viel zu kleinen Käfig rettet und dabei erwischt wird, muss Evie ihrem Vater schwören, nie wieder mit Tieren zu reden. Er hat Angst, dass sie deshalb in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten gerät. Das funktioniert so lange gut, bis alles durch eine riskante Begegnung mit einem Löwen aus dem Ruder läuft. Plötzlich ist nicht nur Evies Familie, sondern die ganze Stadt in großer Gefahr. Ein mysteriöser Mann treibt sein Unwesen, der selbst eine außergewöhnliche Gabe besitzt. Die Zeit drängt, und nur mit tierischer Hilfe hat Evie eine Chance, das drohende Unheil zu verhindern.
Cover und Schreibstil
Was für ein auffälliges und farbenfrohen Cover welches durch seine detaillierte Zeichnung besticht. Der Schreibstil ist echt angenehm zu lesen und für Kinder gut geeignet aber nicht zu einfach gehalten.
Inhalt und Fazit
Wow, was für eine tolle Idee und eine mega schöne Umsetzung, die mit wirklich tollen Illustrationen unterstützt wird.
Die Geschichte rund um Evie ist so schön, für junge Menschen gut und auch echt spannend gemacht. Ich habe aber auch als Erwachsener das Buch kaum aus der Hand legen können weil es mich schon sehr interessiert hat wie es weitergeht mit Evie und den Tieren. Aber auch die Geschichte um ihren Vater, ihre Großmutter und ihre Mutter war sehr durchdacht und passte zum Gesamtbild.
Ich fand das Buch sehr schön und es hat mich berührt weil Evie eine so starke und mutige junge Frau ist!
Evie hat ein Talent. Ein Supertalent. Sie kann hören, was Elefanten denken, und mit einem Spatzen plaudern. Doch als sie das Schulkaninchen Kahlo aus dem viel zu kleinen Käfig rettet und dabei erwischt wird, muss Evie ihrem Vater schwören, nie wieder mit Tieren zu reden. Er hat Angst, dass sie deshalb in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten gerät. Das funktioniert so lange gut, bis alles durch eine riskante Begegnung mit einem Löwen aus dem Ruder läuft. Plötzlich ist nicht nur Evies Familie, sondern die ganze Stadt in großer Gefahr. Ein mysteriöser Mann treibt sein Unwesen, der selbst eine außergewöhnliche Gabe besitzt. Die Zeit drängt, und nur mit tierischer Hilfe hat Evie eine Chance, das drohende Unheil zu verhindern.
Cover und Schreibstil
Was für ein auffälliges und farbenfrohen Cover welches durch seine detaillierte Zeichnung besticht. Der Schreibstil ist echt angenehm zu lesen und für Kinder gut geeignet aber nicht zu einfach gehalten.
Inhalt und Fazit
Wow, was für eine tolle Idee und eine mega schöne Umsetzung, die mit wirklich tollen Illustrationen unterstützt wird.
Die Geschichte rund um Evie ist so schön, für junge Menschen gut und auch echt spannend gemacht. Ich habe aber auch als Erwachsener das Buch kaum aus der Hand legen können weil es mich schon sehr interessiert hat wie es weitergeht mit Evie und den Tieren. Aber auch die Geschichte um ihren Vater, ihre Großmutter und ihre Mutter war sehr durchdacht und passte zum Gesamtbild.
Ich fand das Buch sehr schön und es hat mich berührt weil Evie eine so starke und mutige junge Frau ist!
May 9, 2020
SBC 2020.
Absolutely adored this book!! Matt Haig has done a FAB job of writing this story! It is great to read a story about animals in such a different light to 'normal'. I grew very fond of Evie as her warm-hearted and caring personality is shown towards the animals and humans.
This adventure story is great to use with children in KS2 as there are lots of key messages and features that can be explored. For example, writing about setting and characterisation.
Absolutely adored this book!! Matt Haig has done a FAB job of writing this story! It is great to read a story about animals in such a different light to 'normal'. I grew very fond of Evie as her warm-hearted and caring personality is shown towards the animals and humans.
This adventure story is great to use with children in KS2 as there are lots of key messages and features that can be explored. For example, writing about setting and characterisation.
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December 20, 2021This book is sone amazing. It teaches us all about animals which I think is great. I also really like it's sequel "Evie and the jungle". I recommend this for all children.
August 14, 2020
Absolutely delightful middle grades read. Sweet, thoughtful and funny. Jam-packed with animal facts, and some real wit, but there's also a deeper level here, for kids finding out how to be emphatic in a world filled with sadness without become either overwhelmed or hardened (the answer is advocacy!). This makes it sounds preachy, but it is funny and adventurous, and that helps. I really liked all the exploration of what freedom is like for different animals -- being free to dig, being free to sniff, being free to swim, being free to fly. For Evie being free to be herself, to have the talents and skills she has and be the person she wants to be, even if her Dad is worried that the world will be cruel to her is handled quite nicely, I felt.
One aspect I enjoyed less is that there’s a bit of Evie being not like the other girls – she isn’t into trivial stuff like makeup, her appearance, social media etc unlike her frenemy Leonora. I am a bit torn about this generally -- there's a lot of stuff about mean 12 year old girls who love the internet as being vapid mean girls both in this and in middle grades fiction generally, and people can like makeup and still be kind empathetic people! Girls can be socially adept with a lot of friends without being necessarily horrible. You don't see much of this sort of bullying coming from boys of that age in fiction. I mean, don't get me wrong, you see it heaps in real life, sure! But not so much in fiction. Having said all that, on the other hand, it seems quite believable that Evie would have a bit of trouble fitting in -- her interests are quite niche, and in the same grade 6 or year 7 cohort you can get range of behaviour, from kids who act like children to kids who act like teenagers. So maybe it's just realistic? I don't know, I guess not that much of the book covers this particular theme, so it doesn't necessarily matter.
Anyway, really lovely reading!
One aspect I enjoyed less is that there’s a bit of Evie being not like the other girls – she isn’t into trivial stuff like makeup, her appearance, social media etc unlike her frenemy Leonora. I am a bit torn about this generally -- there's a lot of stuff about mean 12 year old girls who love the internet as being vapid mean girls both in this and in middle grades fiction generally, and people can like makeup and still be kind empathetic people! Girls can be socially adept with a lot of friends without being necessarily horrible. You don't see much of this sort of bullying coming from boys of that age in fiction. I mean, don't get me wrong, you see it heaps in real life, sure! But not so much in fiction. Having said all that, on the other hand, it seems quite believable that Evie would have a bit of trouble fitting in -- her interests are quite niche, and in the same grade 6 or year 7 cohort you can get range of behaviour, from kids who act like children to kids who act like teenagers. So maybe it's just realistic? I don't know, I guess not that much of the book covers this particular theme, so it doesn't necessarily matter.
Anyway, really lovely reading!
August 23, 2021
Evie și animalele
Cartea începe cu acest citat" Unii oameni vorbesc cu animalele. Însă nu multi le ascultă. Această este problema. A.A.Milne (autorul cărților Winnie the Puh)
Atunci când ai un adolescent înzestrat cu un har și îl inconjori de animale, clar cartea ajunge în inima micilor și marilor (asa ca mine) cititori. Dar nu numai acestea sunt atu-urile cărții,pot menționa despre :
✍paginile 10 si 11 aflăm câteva informații foarte interesante despre animale ( sunt câteva care nu le știam) 🐌🐻🐠🐱🐙🦌🐘🐅🦦
✍următorul lucru la care m-am gândit a fost sa caut o enciclopedie despre animale ,atunci când a predat la bibliotecă cartea despre "Enciclopedia speciilor pe cale de dispariție".
✍pe lângă teoremă lui Pitagora, "filozoful grec și geniu al matematicii, aflăm că acesta considera că animalele au suflet și care fusese vegetarian înainte să ajungă asta "o modă "...(pătratul ipotenuzei =cu suma pătratelor celorlate laturi)
✍"oamenii sunt cele mai periculoase dintre animale. Fără îndoială. Se omoară între ei și au sters de pe fața pământului milioane de alte animale. Conform celor de la National Geographhyc, viteza de dispariție a speciilor este de o mie de ori mai mare din cauza oamenilor. Două sute de specii de plante si de animale ajung in prag de dispariție în fiecare zi. "
✍tânțarul este cel mai periculos "animal" din lume ,ucide 3 milioane de oameni, anual. 🦟🦟🦟
✍paginile 88,89 super interesante (am atașat o fotografie) 🐈🐔🦒
Iar finalul este epic :" harul tau nu e acela de a vorbi cu animalele, Evie, i-a zis după o vreme. Harul tău este bunătatea. Ea e cea care te-a ajutat sa-l îinvingi pe Mortimer în cele din urmă. Bunătatea e ca un bumerang. Il arunci ai el se întoarce la tine. Ai făcut lucruri bune și ai fost recompensată pe măsură.
Cartea începe cu acest citat" Unii oameni vorbesc cu animalele. Însă nu multi le ascultă. Această este problema. A.A.Milne (autorul cărților Winnie the Puh)
Atunci când ai un adolescent înzestrat cu un har și îl inconjori de animale, clar cartea ajunge în inima micilor și marilor (asa ca mine) cititori. Dar nu numai acestea sunt atu-urile cărții,pot menționa despre :
✍paginile 10 si 11 aflăm câteva informații foarte interesante despre animale ( sunt câteva care nu le știam) 🐌🐻🐠🐱🐙🦌🐘🐅🦦
✍următorul lucru la care m-am gândit a fost sa caut o enciclopedie despre animale ,atunci când a predat la bibliotecă cartea despre "Enciclopedia speciilor pe cale de dispariție".
✍pe lângă teoremă lui Pitagora, "filozoful grec și geniu al matematicii, aflăm că acesta considera că animalele au suflet și care fusese vegetarian înainte să ajungă asta "o modă "...(pătratul ipotenuzei =cu suma pătratelor celorlate laturi)
✍"oamenii sunt cele mai periculoase dintre animale. Fără îndoială. Se omoară între ei și au sters de pe fața pământului milioane de alte animale. Conform celor de la National Geographhyc, viteza de dispariție a speciilor este de o mie de ori mai mare din cauza oamenilor. Două sute de specii de plante si de animale ajung in prag de dispariție în fiecare zi. "
✍tânțarul este cel mai periculos "animal" din lume ,ucide 3 milioane de oameni, anual. 🦟🦟🦟
✍paginile 88,89 super interesante (am atașat o fotografie) 🐈🐔🦒
Iar finalul este epic :" harul tau nu e acela de a vorbi cu animalele, Evie, i-a zis după o vreme. Harul tău este bunătatea. Ea e cea care te-a ajutat sa-l îinvingi pe Mortimer în cele din urmă. Bunătatea e ca un bumerang. Il arunci ai el se întoarce la tine. Ai făcut lucruri bune și ai fost recompensată pe măsură.
February 11, 2020
Eefje is anders. En niet omdat haar moeder niet meer leeft of ze gewoon steil haar heeft en niet de hipste kleren. Eefje is anders omdat ze van gedachten kan wisselen met dieren - iets dat haar vader haar ten strengste heeft verboden te doen.
Maar Eefje droomt steeds vaker over een oerwoud, een slang en een dreigende manspersoon én ontdekt dat haar grootmoeder eveneens Het Talent heeft. En dan beginnen er dieren te verdwijnen - van drie naamloze fretten tot vuilnisbakkie Pavarotti en hamster Snoesje. En uiteindelijk de hele dierentuin. Eefje móet iets doen...
Matt Haig (van 'Een jongen met de naam Kerstmis') zet samen met illustrator Emily Gravett een meisje neer dat zichzelf leert zijn en de wereld een beetje beter maakt met haar talent. En dat is volgens haar grootmoeder niet met dieren praten, maar aardig zijn: 'Aardig zijn werkt als een boemerang. Je werpt hem weg en daarna krijg je hem terug.'
Voor lezers van 10 jaar en ouder die houden van dieren en fantasie en van de boodschap dat je goed bent zoals je bent (en welke 10-plusser hoort dat niet graag?).
Maar Eefje droomt steeds vaker over een oerwoud, een slang en een dreigende manspersoon én ontdekt dat haar grootmoeder eveneens Het Talent heeft. En dan beginnen er dieren te verdwijnen - van drie naamloze fretten tot vuilnisbakkie Pavarotti en hamster Snoesje. En uiteindelijk de hele dierentuin. Eefje móet iets doen...
Matt Haig (van 'Een jongen met de naam Kerstmis') zet samen met illustrator Emily Gravett een meisje neer dat zichzelf leert zijn en de wereld een beetje beter maakt met haar talent. En dat is volgens haar grootmoeder niet met dieren praten, maar aardig zijn: 'Aardig zijn werkt als een boemerang. Je werpt hem weg en daarna krijg je hem terug.'
Voor lezers van 10 jaar en ouder die houden van dieren en fantasie en van de boodschap dat je goed bent zoals je bent (en welke 10-plusser hoort dat niet graag?).
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