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Why comics matter for young readers 02/12/24
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Lucinda Belinda Melinda McCool
(2 reviews with an average rating of 3 out of 5)
Publisher: Andersen Press
School style icon Lucinda Belinda Melinda McCool dresses like a princess - perfectly primped from head to toe. Sadly, she thinks everyone else should be, too! No one escapes Lucinda's judgement - from Miss Worthington to Lucinda's cat - until Lucinda meets a hideous monster.
Lucinda's not afraid, just offended by the Monster's scruffy, dirty appearance. After much preening and painting Lucinda declares the Monster is DIVINE. But although the Monster now looks fair, its heart is still dark…
The tongue-pleasingly melodious text of this cautionary tale works cleverly alongside illustrations showing Lucinda's increasingly outrageous solutions to people's perceived blemishes. Be warned: monsters may still lurk beneath powder and paint.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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Francesca, 31 March 2020
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I personally thought that the book was terrible and totally unacceptable for children of any age. I think it is very dangerous to write the words better off DEAD in a childrens book and am surprised that it got into our library system. I would give zero stars if possible .
Kirsty MacFadyen, 05 May 2019
We could not stop reading this book, borrowed from the library, before we purchased it. Describes how it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, its whats on the inside that counts. No matter how you decorate the outside of a mean horrible person, it wont influence their inner beast.