Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Oh, the Places You'll Go

Dr Seuss

Dr Seuss  encourages YOU to take on this thing called Life. You'll go far, you'll meet challenges and sometimes things wont go the way you want. But keep on moving and you'll get there, wherever you want to go.

This book is Dr Seuss through and through with crazy words and impeccable rhymes. You could be a teenager just finishing high school, in your 20s figuring out university/gap year or in your 40s still wondering about life, this book will inspire you in every way possible. The illustrations remind me of the scene in Dumbo where he drank some potent water (my guess is VODKA) and started to have hallucinations. Colours, swirls and true Dr Suess characters like the Hakken-Kraks. It's the go to graduation gift but it even talks about slumps "where you're not in for much fun" so you could be having a crisis at any age ( 27) and the main thing to remember is "step with care and great tact and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Art."

This Moose Belongs to Me

This Moose Belongs to Me

Oliver Jeffers

Wilfred finds a moose. He names him Marcel. Wilfred gives commands to Marcel. Marcel does what he wants. One day, someone else claims Marcel was his moose first. What will Wilfred do?

I can't express enough how amazing Oliver Jeffers is. He delivers yet another visually stunning picture book and double whammy's it with a quirky and random story about a kid finding a moose and keeping him as a pet. This is by far Jeffers' best detailed illustrated book. Due to the detailed landscapes, they really should dominate the page but he somehow manages to bring the focus to Wilfred and Marcel throughout the book. You can pick out a Jeffers drawing out of a million along with the font. As always the font is the same and is what I like to call the 'Olly-J' font. This is perfect for the kid that reacts to visuals and has a creative mind. Adults, you are not excluded. Pick it up now!
-Marcel says so.

I Want My Hat Back

I Want My Hat Back

Jon Klassen

The Bear's hat is gone. He wants it back. He wanders around the forest asking every animal he sees, if they've seen his hat. One of them is not as honest as he seems. 

I Want My Hat Back is a straight to the point page turner with fantastic illustrations. Klassen uses simple but captivating watercolour drawings and his subjects show very little expressions until a pivotal moment which mirrors your own reaction. Dreaming of when the inside jacket will become a wallpaper print, I recommend this book to those who love understated illustrations and a good chuckle throughout a short yet delightful read.