More and more and more by Ian Mutch
Fremantle Press, 2018. ISBN 9781925591545
(Age: 4-8) Highly recommended. More and More and More by Ian
Mutch is a picture book that has a huge amount of relevance in
today's society. The story follows Henry Harper who loves to collect
everything. He finds Kate, who also loves collecting - just like
him! They collect from everywhere and everything until their once
tidy world is full to bursting and the inevitable happens. All the
'stuff' they collected is gone and now they are on a beautiful,
clean planet together. And guess what????? They are happy just being
together.
I love this book as it shares the notion that just being with each
other, and enjoying nature and our surroundings is so much better
than having stuff and collecting things we don't necessarily need. I
love the explanation of the book by the publisher "this
environmentally friendly fable about the perils of over-consumption
calls for a realignment of our priorities from products to people".
It sums it up perfectly!
More and More and More is a simple book with a big message
for your young children, and Ian Mutch really gets the meaning
across with some simple prose and enticing pictures. The two
alien/space characters look friendly, and the colourful
illustrations were interesting and engaging. Both my 4 and 8 year
old liked this book and were able to pick up different aspects of
the overall meaning. A great book for starting the conversation
about our planet and looking after it! 4.5 out of 5
Lauren Fountain