Jo wakes up one
morning feeling unwell and has to stay at home for the day with her
father whilst her mother goes to work. Jo's mother promises to bring Jo
a present when she returns that evening, so Jo spends most of the day
looking through the window, waiting for her mother to return home with
her special gift.
This is a very simple tale about a little girl waiting for her mother
to return home from work with a gift, and whilst she waits, Jo is
visited throughout the day by her friends from the local community, who
are all from varying and different cultural and racial backgrounds.
Subsequently, underneath this simple tale, author Tony Bradman is able
to celebrate multiculturalism and promotes racial and cultural unity.
This picturebook is colorfully illustrated and will keep younger readers entertained.
4/5
Guest reviewer:
Shehrazade Emmambokus
PhD student and part-time English Lecturer at Kingston University.