Gliori, D. (1999). No matter what. Mascot, N.S.W.: Koala Books.
If you are looking for a really special picture book to read
to your preschool children, I can strongly recommend Debi Gliori’s No Matter What. The
book is about a little fox who is having a grumpy and anxious day, feeling very
unloved. His mother notices his unhappy mood and responds by giving him lots of
attention, reassuring him that she will always love him, ‘no matter what’. Not
convinced, the little fox gives her lots of ‘what ifs?’ and the large fox
cuddles her little cub while she answers his questions and quells his anxiety,
making him feel loved and secure.
If you are looking for a really special picture book to read
to your preschool children, I can strongly recommend Debi Gliori’s No Matter What. The
book is about a little fox who is having a grumpy and anxious day, feeling very
unloved. His mother notices his unhappy mood and responds by giving him lots of
attention, reassuring him that she will always love him, ‘no matter what’. Not
convinced, the little fox gives her lots of ‘what ifs?’ and the large fox
cuddles her little cub while she answers his questions and quells his anxiety,
making him feel loved and secure.
Debie Gliori is a Scottish award-winning author and
illustrator who has written over 50 picture books as well as some books for
older children. The illustrations in No
Matter What are stunning, with great attention to detail and Debie's love of nature
and the outdoors shines through. The
colours are bright and the expressions on the foxes' faces are priceless.
The story is written with rhythm and rhyme, and my children
loved to join in with the phrase ‘no
matter what’ when I read it to them.
But to me, the outstanding thing about this simple story is the message.
It is so easy to end the story with a hug for your own child, and the reassurance
that ‘you will always love them, no matter what’.
Title: No Matter What
Author: Debi Gliori
ISBN; 0864611773
Published: 1999
Publisher: Koala Books
Title: No Matter What
Author: Debi Gliori
ISBN; 0864611773
Published: 1999
Publisher: Koala Books
WHOOSH! It's a gusty day and a hat is blowing in the air, but whose hat is it? All the animals think the hat looks good on them, but who is the real owner? This simple story is very repetitive and it's a great one to read to children in a group with a few simple props (particularly a straw hat). The storyteller can encourage the children to help with the animal sounds and to make the Whooshing sound of the wind as it picks up the hat. It is a wonderful book for story time.