We’re big on both books and the environment here, so an offer of a book about eco friendly characters to review via twitter went down well. Meet the Bumblejums
gave a good first impression too. It’s bright and cheerful, although in some ways it has the look of a book accompanying a tv series if you know what I mean. Perhaps it’s just that the characters look like they would work on screen? I don’t know whether that was the hope with them, ought to have asked really!
There are 4 characters, each with names beginning with J. Each has some special power to help them in looking after the environment, and Small (age 7) quickly spotted a relationship to the 4 classical elements, fire, earth, air and water. I’d assume that’s intentional 😉 Gave rise to a good set of conversations with him, meaning that the book has a wider appeal than you might think at first.
The accompanying cd is pleasant listening – and not the sort of jangly high pitched stuff often aimed at small children. (I’m not a fan of jangly stuff, can you tell?) In fact, it felt a little folky, almost, although perhaps a little over orchestrated for that.
All in all, I think you could say that I quite enjoyed the Bumblejums offering, as did the children.
This is book 74.
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