SuitabookHow To Save the World with a Chicken and an Egg
Emma Shevah
- Reading
- Read alongside the child if Ivy’s past or foster care feels close to home. Let them lead on personal questions, and focus discussion on friendship, wildlife protection and what ‘making a difference’ can realistically mean.
- Themes
- Environmental responsibility: Ivy is passionate about helping wildlife, and she and Nathaniel try to protect an unusual creature. The book presents this favourably.
- Friendship and difference: Ivy lives in foster care, while Nathaniel is autistic and has trouble making friends; they recognise a connection with one another. The book presents this favourably.
- Difficult early experiences: The book refers to Ivy’s traumatic early years while she is living in foster care. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Be ready to pause around references to Ivy’s traumatic early years. Foster care, Nathaniel’s difficulty making friends and the pressure of trying to protect an unusual creature may also invite personal discussion.