"Magda-ism's" from The Book Bag
We’ve been loving the reviews coming in for SERIOUS SAS and MESSY MAGDA but this one is special because it coins the phrase “Magda-isms”. You can read the full review over at the Book Bag site, but here’s a sneak preview:
“This book can be enjoyed on a couple of different levels. Younger children will enjoy the humour of an adult breaking the rules, acting like a child and unleashing mayhem. It may take a slightly older child to identify with the embarrassment felt by school pupil Sas and to take away the lesson that different can be good. Given that the relationship featured is mother and daughter, the story may have more of a draw to girls than to boys. It may also appeal to older children who are less confident readers as the drawings are quirky rather cutesy…”