Title: The Little Old Man Who Looked Up At The Moon
Author: Pamela Allen
Illustrator: Pamela Allen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780670075812
Themes: meaning of life, wisdom, questions, wonder, worry, journey, nonsense
Pamela Allen writes what I like to call Australian postmodern parables. It’s not unusual to, upon completing a Pamela Allen story to find a puzzled look on ones face followed by an inquisitive sigh as one rolls their eyes towards the sky…
But that’s what makes them oh so good, it’s the surprising, unlikely and odd journey her stories take you, from wondering if a mouse really sunk a boat to where on earth was the treasure buried…
This tale of the Little Old Man and his inquisitive and understanding wife is another feather in Pamela’s cap. A wonderful adventure spurred on by a seemingly impossible mission to discover the meaning of life from the large and wise animals of the region.
I don’t want to spoil the ending of the story, but in true Pamela Allen style it’ll have you chuckling in puzzlement and awe quickly followed by that characteristic rolling of the eyes…
Enchanting and beautifully illustrated as always this is classic Pamela Allen in fine form…
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