Marcel’s Parcels
Prima’s Missing Bunnies
Kate Hindley
Simon & Schuster
These are the first of Kate Hindley’s lift-the-flap board book stories set in Treacle Street.
Marcel the elephant stars in the first title and youngsters accompany him on his post round. His trolley, we discover when the flap is lifted, is loaded with lots of parcels so he has a busy time ahead.
His first delivery is to Prima Pavlova’s dance school with some much needed gear for their next performance.
The next stop is to unload a very large parcel for William at the pie shop,
followed by a wheel delivery for Arabella at Grease Monkeys Garage.
What about the final parcel; it’s addressed to the resident of the very last house in the street: now who could that be? …
We’re back at Prima Pavlova’s dance school for the second story and it’s the evening of the bunnies’ very first performance. There’s a big problem though: all the star performers have gone missing and Prima is in a terrible state. So much so that she needs the help of readers to search for them.
It’s a search that takes us high and low to the café, the prop shop, the orchestra pit
and finally the dressing room. How could they do such mischief on that important night? The audience are ready but can the curtain go up on time?
Kate’s characteristic quirky, patterned illustrations packed with wonderful details, along with her interactive narrative, ensure that little ones will demand these stories over and over, and eagerly anticipate further visits to Treacle Street.
