Roobee Roo: Sunny day treats by Nico and Candy Robertson

Another in the highly entertaining series of board books about Roobee Roo and her magic pouch is presented in this book, Sunny day treats in which Roobee Roo decides to make some treats for her friends. She goes to the garden where she picks five strawberries to put in her basket. Then she pops to the fridge in the kitchen to get some orange juice. She places the juice and a strawberry in each of the ice block moulds then pops it in the freezer. In the meantime, her friends, Wes, Perri, Quizzy and Kala have each made a treat for all their friends. They can have a crunchy, smiley, wobbly and fizzy treat from each stand. Then Roobee Roo takes them into her kitchen where the freezer has done its work and they each have a strawberry ice block to eat.

A sunny story of friendship and sharing of food will appeal on many levels to young readers.They will love predicting what is in the pouch and what this shows about Roobee Roo’s day. They will love working out what each friend has made from the description. And they will love watching Roobee Roo making the ice blocks.

Themes: Food, Friendship, Sharing.

Fran Knight