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What is this story about?
What is this story about?
It is about Old Tom (a very messy cat) being given
a book by his friend Angela Throgmorton, it is a book about making yourself
beautiful. Old Tom loves this book and he decides to read it every day. He
changes from messy Old Tom to a not-messy Old Tom. He gets to go to lots of
parties.
What are the main characters?
Old Tom and Angela Throgmorton.
What
problems or challenges do these characters face?
Old Tom learns to
make himself beautiful with new hairstyles like ‘The Shocker’ and ‘The Furball’.
He also has a bath in strawberry milk. He gets invited to lots of parties but ignores
his friend Angela Throgmorton who really loves him, even when he is not
beautiful.
What is
the climax of the story, when things get the most problematic or exciting?
When Old Tom puts
his foot in the cheese dip at a very important party. He is never invited back.
Were
there any shocks, twists, turns or surprises?
Old Tom goes to
the beauty salon to get his hair done but is told to leave because he has
fleas.
Can you
describe the illustrations?
Very funny.
What
was your favourite part in this book?
When Old Tom chooses
the hairstyle, ‘The Shocker’ to go shopping.
Is
there anything you didn’t like about this book?
No, that’s why I chose
it.
Did you
learn anything new from this story?
There are many
different hairstyles you can do to go out and strawberry milk baths look like
lots of fun. You can have a bath and drink milk through a straw at the same
time.
- This review brought to you by Seamus, age 5, NSW
Title: Old Tom's Book of Beauty
Author/Illustrator: Leigh HobbsPublisher: Allen & Unwin, $24.95 RRP
Publication Date: October 2007
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781741145229
For ages: 3–8
Type: Picture Book
