The Gobbledygook and the Scribbledynoodle by Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting
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Ill. by Tom Jellett. Penguin Viking, 2016. ISBN 9780670079223
Picture book.
Look! Look! It's the Gobbledygook!
He's reading his favourite mon-story book.
Comfortable in the library and using his best book-reading manners
that he learned in The
Gobbledygook is Eating a Book, the Gobbledygook is enjoying
exploring his favourite book, whispering the quiet words, shouting
the loud ones and making up those he doesn't know (just like
real-life early readers). But when one of the monsters jumps right
out of the book and begins to scribble all over the books the
Gobbledygook is very distressed. While the Scribbledynoodle takes
notice when it is told that it should not draw on the books, it then
takes to drawing on everything else in the library - the walls, the
shelves, even the librarian - until the Gobbledygook and his friend
escort it outside. And there it teaches them that there are pictures
in many more places than a book. Clouds, rainbows, puddles and snail
trails all have their own kind of pictorial magic with the day (and
the story) ending in peeking 'at the pictures we dream in our
sleep."
This is a wonderful romp in rhyme for young readers who will delight
in its tongue-twisting words, fast pace, crazy ideas and bright,
colourful pictures. Even though the Gobbledygook is a monster with
big teeth and even bigger feet, he's not one that will scare them
and you can just hear the oohs and ahs as they see the destruction
that the Scribbledynoodle causes. Even though they are young THEY
know better and will delight in telling the adult reader so. But
they will be pleased that instead of the Scribbledynoodle being in
BIG trouble, it gets redirected and through the kindness of the
Gobbledygook and his friend, it not only makes new friends but shows
them important things too. The children will be on their way outside
to see if they can see an elephant's bum in the clouds! But they
will also look at the colours, shapes and patterns in nature with
new eyes, perhaps getting inspiration for their own drawings.
This is "a magnificent, magical, colourful doodle of a day in the
life of a Scribbledynoodle". which will go from first-read to
favourite very quickly!
Barbara Braxton