The next review is The Bean Machine by Adam Bestwick.
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My Rating: 6 out of 10
My Son’s Rating: 10 out of 10
It’s about a bean obsessed boy, who loves to eat beans all day every day. A problem arises when he eats so much that even mum and dad don’t know what to do with all the empty tins. Can Jack find a way to deal with the tin crisis?
I enjoy rhyming stories and this ticks all the boxes with rhythm, pattern and readability, it’s easy to read, though at first, it does seem very wordy, it soon picks up pace. The text goes well with the imagery and I feel Adam achieved his goal of telling a story and also teaching his readers some good life skills.
I would say it’s aimed at around 7 year old’s, but younger children would benefit from this story too.
What children will love about this is that the story goes in depth about what he eats beans with, some combinations that children would love and adults would squirm at.
The illustrations are engaging, fun and they work very well. Adam uses both drawn images and real-life images with winning effects.
There isn’t much character development, but the story isn’t about that, it’s about the outside world ideas and inspirations.
I can’t fault the story but there is a lot of emphasis on all the food combinations, I wonder if just putting in a few suggestions would have created the same effect?
This book is aimed at all beans addicts and those who love to see something good come from something so bad.
Comments from my son:
“I liked the end page the best”
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As any reviewer will tell you, do your homework, and the results will pay off, so homework is what I did. If you feel I’ve missed something, please let me know. I’ve got notes upon notes of what to put in and leave out. Likewise, if it’s too long or too short do let me know. I’m refining this skill little by little every day.
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Tan M Butler 