by Geoffrey Hayes
Toon Books
Benny just wants to play at being a pirate with his cardboard box ship and his wooden sword. But his annoying little sister wants to play as well, dressed in her finest princess outfit. Benny doesn’t want to play with her and calls her a cry-baby and tries to get mom to take her away. This nefarious plan goes awry when he makes Penny cry and he has to play with her. And what better way to get rid of your sister than a one sided game of hide and seek? So Benny ditches his sister just so he can make believe and play his pirate game. But when he realises that his sister is missing he begins to realise that maybe these games are better with two.
Benny And Penny; Let’s Pretend is yet another delightful little tale from Francoise Mouly’s Toon Books, told with deceptively simple layouts and delicately old-fashioned artwork.
Geoffrey Hayes tells an all too believable tale of what it feels like to be someone’s older sibling. It’s no surprise at the book’s end that he talks of his own brother and all the fights they’ve had as youngsters. All of the frustration and all of the love is represented brilliantly in the pages of Benny And Penny. This is a lovely, warm, charming graphic novel that will be immediately loved and understood by it’s readers.
Fri, Jan 9, 2009
Propaganda, Reviews