There’s a Hole in My Bucket! reprises the well-known circular rhyme, and gives characters to the song. Liza is a duck and Henry a goat. The pair dance and sing their way through the rhyme. Liza’s mood changes are very clear, but at the end, where the bucket remains unfixed and a solution seems unfindable, the pair are to be found dancing together good-humouredly. The illustrations are full of colour and fun. A CD is included to introduce a new generation to an old favourite.
There’s a Hole in My Bucket! accurately details the steps that can be taken to fix a wooden bucket, but it’s charm lies in the repartee between the two characters, Henry and Liza. It’s an easy rhyme to learn and will appeal to children who enjoy hearing as well as reading the words. The illustrations, particularly Liza’s changing demeanour, will have them giggling and the music will have them up and dancing. A classroom could be divided into Henrys and Lizas, each singing their part. Great fun. Recommended for pre- and early-school age children.
There’s a Hole in My Bucket!, sung by The Topp Twins ill Jenny Cooper
Scholastic NZ
ISBN: 9781775430469
review by Claire Saxby, Children’s Author
www.clairesaxby.com
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