REVIEWED BY MATILDA, 9, WA
Bella and the Wandering House by Meg McKinlay, ill. Nicholas Schafer, Fremantle Press, ISBN 9781925162301
A review copy of this book was provided by the publisher.
This is another book by Meg McKinlay. I have also read Duck for a Day, Definitely No Ducks, and Ten Tiny Things. This is a novel with occasional pictures in black and white.
Bella is a girl who lives in a house that seems to be moving at night and then stops at different places. It’s hard for her mum and dad to get to work every day from a different place. But then things really get out of hand when Bella finds out the movers will cut her house in half to move it back to where it belongs.
A house that wanders around reminds me of Baba Yaga’s house with chicken legs from folktales.
It was a very imaginative book. I wouldn’t like it if my house walked away at night. I recommend this book for ages 6 and up.
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