Mietin jopa voiko kirja tehdä liian ison numeron asiasta sellaiselle lapselle, jolle mekkoja pitävät pojat eivät ole juttu eikä mikään. Freddy the frog turns out to be a big supporter of Cliff, and the animals unite to devise a show in which Cliff can partake in his new guise. No spoilers but this is a wonderful story about being loved for who you are with Jeanne Willis' usual touch of humour.

There are, however, some very moving lines: “I just feel happier in heels and don’t you LOVE this dress? Frockodile finds a bag of hidden clothes - a dress, beads, high heeled red shoes - and is captivated by them. A delicious book by Alison Green with illustrations and a foreword by Axel Scheffler, plus pictures by 38 international illustrators, to celebrate kindness and humankind. Next, we are introduced to Dad; he looks like a baddy with a patch over one eye, leather jacket flying as he roars around on his motor bike; none of the other animals dares challenge him. He tries them on and likes to wear them but his big struggle is whether or not to tell his “motorbike-riding, leather-jacket-wearing” dad – “would his father love him if he saw him in a frock?Serious conversations with small children are brilliant and always leave me feeling refreshed and excited for the future. Upeasti toteutettu kerronta yhdenvertaisuudesta, itsensä ilmaisusta ja ennen kaikkea omassa nahassaan viihtymisestä!

Não me aborreci mais porque não vale a pena, mas expliquei ao meu filho, que se ele quer usar o colar, pode usar, aliás pode usar o que bem entender desde que esteja em conformidade com as condições meteorológicas!Lapsen päiväkodissa pojatkin ovat halutessaan saaneet pukeutua prinsessoiksi eikä asiasta ole kukaan ollut mitään mieltä, joten ehkä siksikin krokon hermoilu isänsä mielipiteestä tuntui lapsesta vähän oudolta. g. with this one mr5 sees nothing wrong with the crocodile in a dress and pearls until the hyenas tell him it’s something not acceptable so the message is kind of lost- and the message actually becomes not everyone will accept you. But the mean hyenas laugh at him and tell him to stop dressing like a girly or they’ll go and tell his Dad. Jeanne Willis is an award-winning author who has written over 150 books, including The Bog Baby, the Paddington Movie novelisation and Tadpole’s Promise. The sense of fun is emphasised with the illustrations by Stephanie Laberis which illuminate the narrative and bring the characters to life.

The choices of anthropomorphic characters are very clever: hyenas are the nasty bullies, and the fierce crocodiles aren’t that tough after all.The support of other creatures in the swamp to put on the show is what makes the story worth the read. It provoked some interesting discussion; some boys were certain their parents wouldn’t like them wearing girls’ clothes. It deals with issues children may well come up against and is put together in a way that makes the reader feel looked after and okay, even though things in life may well feel far from okay.

Jeanne Willisin ja Stephanie Laberiksen "Kroko mekossa" (Mäkelä, 2019) on suvaitsevaisuuden merkitystä korostava runomuotoinen tarina Aki-krokotiilista, joka haluaisi pukeutua punaiseen mekkoon ja korkkareihin, mutta ei isänsä reaktiota pelätessään oikein uskalla tehdä niin.By the inky, stinky swamp where no one ever goes, Cliff the little crocodile found a pile of clothes.