We were recently sent a copy of Save the day for Ada May to review and join in with the book tour to celebrate the publishing of this book. My kids adore picture books and top of their most popular books are interactive books. Any book that involves them is a winner. They have always loved lift the flap books and we’ve had a few books before where the reader is encouraged to interact with the book.
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This new book from Willow tree publishing is the most interactive book we’ve read for some time. Save the day for Ada May is written by Elizabeth Dale and illustrated by Patrick Corrigan. The first thing we noticed when the book arrived was how cute and colourful the illustrations are in this book. There is plenty of detail on every page including extra detail that is not included in the words.
The next thing I noticed was a note to grown-ups on the title page. This note tells the reader to try to get the child to hold the book and do all the actions in the book. I find that interactive books help hold the attention of young readers. My youngest is just 3 and although she loves reading books, sometimes her attention does wander off. I’ve never found this to be a problem with this book as she is always waiting for her next chance to get involved with the story.
Let me tell you a little more about the story and how your little one can get involved with the story. Ada May and her brother Max are out together feeding the ducks one day when Max accidentally knocks the buggy without realising. This is the start of the interactive element of this book. Your child has to tip the book to stop the buggy rolling into the river. Unfortunately tipping the book may save her from falling in the river but sends her straight into another potential problem. This pattern continues throughout the whole book where the reader has to save Ada May from all sorts of problems by tipping, turning, hitting, blowing the book.
My girls love the interactive nature of the book and my 3 year old particularly enjoys the repetitive part of the book. There are lots of “You did it!” “Save the day for Ada May” and “Uh-oh!” which she loves. My 6 year old also loves the interactive nature of the book but in addition, she notices and talks about all the extra details in the book. For instance, we can often see Max enjoying feeding the ducks completely oblivious to what his sister is up to.
Overall this is a fantastic book for young children. It’s a playful story that will have your child laughing out loud. Young children practise important motor skills and listening skills as they listen out for the instructions and carry out the instructions. The interactive elements are not only fun but they help to maintain the attention of toddlers whose attention can be short. The illustrations are cute and colourful and add extra detail and discussion points to the book. Save the day for Ada May is available to buy now from all good book shops.
This post is part of a book blog tour. Don’t forget to check out some of the other blogger’s posts too where you can find more reviews, giveaway and interviews with the Elizabeth Dale (the author) and Patrick Corrigan (the illustrator). It’s really interesting to hear about their inspiration for this unique book.
Disclosure – We were sent a copy of this book in exchange for this review. All thoughts, photos and opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through them I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.