Official Review: Wally, The Wannabe Pet by Kamon

ananya92 · Post by **ananya92** » 08 Jul 2015, 13:53

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Wally, The Wannabe Pet" by Kamon.]

4 out of 4 stars

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Wally, The Wannabe Pet: A piggy’s journey to happiness by Kamon is a book in the children’s fiction genre. It is the sixth book in the eFables series. It is suitable for readers in the three to six years age group.

A herd of not-so wild pigs lived in the bend of a newly built road. The only thing that pulled them out of their forest, to see the passing cars, was the food thrown at them by the passengers. Donuts are enough to satisfy all the pigs but one. One piglet had his heart set upon going away with the humans. So, he learnt all the tricks he could, hoping that someone would adopt him. His hopes are fulfilled, and a girl named Isabelle, kept him as a pet and named him, Wally. Wally is excited about shifting into his new home. He learns more tricks than Isabelle’s dog, Joli, and soon, Isabelle, teaches him the letters of the alphabet. However, food, home, and a kind master are still not enough to make Wally happy. What does Wally want that will make him truly happy?

The book is a short read, with around forty pages. There are various impressive aspects of this short book. The first thing that hit me was the illustrations. The book is beautifully illustrated, depicting scenes from the story. The text and the pictures are placed in an alternating order, which would help the really young readers to understand the story. The images are hilarious and satisfy the entertainment quota. The pictures are sketched with a palette mainly consisting of pastel shades, which gives them a soothing tone. The second impressive aspect of the book is the author’s writing style. It is simple, straightforward yet creative such as, “Vehicles of different shapes and colors sped by on a black ribbon”. The author invokes interesting comparisons, images and sounds for stimulating the young reader’s imagination.

As I mentioned before, the story is pretty simple, but there are a couple of takeaways in this story. In the beginning itself, the story makes a point about the pitfalls of urbanization, where it talks about a shopping mall replacing a farm. Most importantly, this story focuses on what it takes to be happy. In the present climate of fast-expanding materialism, we often forget the little things that are essential to our happiness: family, friends, and freedom.

This short book definitely qualifies as a bedtime read for a young audience and it would greatly delight the young readers in the above-mentioned age group. I think this cute picture book achieves the twin target of entertainment and education, and hence, I rate it 4 out of 4 stars.

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Wally, The Wannabe Pet
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