A nice sideways take on the arrival of a sibling. ‘I always,’ it starts, ‘ wanted a brother or a sister, but instead I got a crocodile. It was quite a surprise!’ Sure was! Crocodiles turn out to be quite a handful. But they have feelings too, and with practice they turn out to be…
It may be about cats, but it covers the whole of new arrivals and sibling rivalry beautifully. The little girl may think the kitten will be a nice new friend for Ginger, but Ginger’s look of horror says otherwise. Nevertheless, of course, peace comes – most of the time – not least through a shared…
Mother and daughter driving home in bucketing rain. What shall we call your new sister who’s coming? That’s all really, and names written on the steamed-up car windows. But there’s something magic that Bob Graham produces out of the completely ordinary business of getting home in the wet. A lay-by, a petrol pump, windscreen wipers…
