Review: what a wonderful book for young children -- even this big kid loved the story !!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
Wizard Bill’s Secret is a charming book for toddlers and young children both written and illustrated by the talented and creative Anat Umansky. I am impressed by how much care and effort Anat clearly puts into these fine children’s books!This book for kids (and there’s a complimentary audio book version included with the Kindle edition as well) tells the whimsical and sweet story of how a wizard named Bill comes to a zoo every night to grant wishes to the animals living in the zoo. And how imaginative Anat Umansky is when it comes to writing about what these animals want to have from the wizard! For example, the crocodile wants “an elephant’s ears;” a baby rhino wants “a long neck just like a giraffe;” the tortoise wants to have long ears like a rabbit has; a zebra wants its black stripes to become pink stripes—and more! This is sure to captivate young children and when they read this book they will learn new words and that’s excellent. Even this big kid loved the story!There’s more to the tale than just this but I’ll stop here to avoid spoiling it all for you—suffice it to say that the book has a creative ending as well!In addition, grownups will happily bond with young kids as they read this book together and that’s also very special.I highly recommend this fine children’s book for toddlers and young children who are learning about animals as they also learn to read and stretch their imaginations. Young kids will learn new words and bond with grownups as they read this book together. This is terrific! Great job, Anat—keep these fine children’s books coming!