Quick, Quick I feel Sick! by Allira Bell

Title: Quick, Quick I feel Sick!
Author: Allira Bell (no website found)
Publisher: Amazon
Rating: WORTHY!
illustrated by Tim Carter

This is my 1,000th review on my book blog!

I don't know Allira Bell yesterday (and technically I still don't know her today!), but she has hit my radar with the effect of raspberry jam (kudos if you know which movie that came from). That's why I'm reviewing two of her books today. The first one some people might not give a ghost of a chance to, and this one might make you sick, but I loved both of them. In a platonic sort of way, understand.

Beautifully written and gorgeously illustrated (just like the other one!) by Tim Carter, it nauseates me how quickly these books made me smile and enjoy them! This one is about a family taken ill on a car trip. Now tell me who would even think of an idea like that, much less get a readable book out of it? Ring a Bell?

The car is stopped and out gets Dominic. The rhymes are delightful. He's followed by sister Daffodil, in the flower of her youth. Next comes dad, followed by granddad and mom. Some people might argue that there ought to be an inquiry into how it is that mom was left until last, but I don't think the locals could stomach it.

The only one who seems to have escaped this ill-omened event is the baby. Now what did this child have for lunch today? The coloring and drawing were great, the rhymes bouncy and fun, and the whole thing crazy. I started wondering what the heck was going through the author's mind when she dreamed this one up, but decided it would probably give me a tummy upset. Let's just say I recommend this one for fun and color and craziness. And even some educational value given the recent food recall by a certain ice cream manufacturer!

Where Do Ghosts Go When They're Not Spooking and Scaring? by Allira Bell

Title: Where Do Ghosts Go When They're Not Spooking and Scaring?
Author: Allira Bell (no website found)
Publisher: Amazon
Rating: WORTHY!

Illustrated by Tim Carter.

I like children's books to have some educational content, but not many of them really do. However, there is another category of education that doesn't involve spewing out facts, and that's exactly the category into which this one falls: it's not a factual book by any means, but it does make kids think, and stimulating imagination with fun concepts, even wacky ones, is a worthwhile aim, if it's done right. I'm pleased, therefore to be able to review two books by the same author (and not un-coincidentally, I suspect!).

This one asks the very spooky question; what is it, exactly, that ghosts get up to when they're not haunting you? I know you yourself must have been haunted by this question! You must have asked yourself this - because hoo-oo-oo else would you ask?! I mean seriously, I think we have a right to know! We don't have a ghost of a chance of understanding these poor souls if we don't learn more about their activities!

So the author speculates extensively. Do they turn into mush? Do they hide? Do they nap? Maybe they ghost write books? Actually, she doesn't ask that last one (at least not in so many words), but she should have. I wonder what she's hiding? Is it a con-spirit see?

So yes, this is an important book that every child should know about. Keep on hand for next Halloween. It's actually not that far away, and Beltane is only a week or so away as of this posting!