![]() ![]() ![]() When asked to brush his teeth, he’ll often reply with, “Help! Help! I’m feeling scared! I’d love to brush if I only dared!”) (My son has already adapted one of the repeated phrases for the ultimate in cheekiness. Either way, it’s a fun story, with the rhythmic perfection and catchy repetition you’d expect from Julia Donaldson. ![]() ![]() Or maybe he’s just so hungry that he doesn’t notice that the ‘helping’ is actually ‘all of the doing of all of the things’. The king turns out to be an understanding king, helping Wobbly Bob every step of the way. In fact, he quickly displays his fear of… well, everything! Fishing, digging, chopping, frying… you name something that a cook should be able to do, and Wobbly Bob is scared of it. He finally spots Wobbly Bob, who is a bit of wimp. Nothing they prepare is quite right, and some things are terribly wrong. The king of the story struggles to find a new cook. “This will be a good one! Her books are sooooooo good!” This book was a winner with my children before we even read it. “Julia Donaldson!” my daughter screamed. Could the shuffling, shaking Wobbly Bob get the job? The Cook and the King / Julia Donaldson and David Robertsīut cook after cook just isn’t good enough. So let’s fast-forward the intro and get right into it, shall we? And this time, I have THREE copies to give away! ![]()
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