Suitabook
Springloaded
Sam Wilson
CC BY 4.0Credits & Licence
Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Sam Wilson. Illustrator: Thea de Klerk. Designer: Chenél Ferreira. Editor: Judith Browne.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; artwork unchanged. Suitabook’s AI guidance is a separate assessment.
Original Book on Book Dash: Springloaded (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Take time with each spread: invite the child to tell the story in their own words, point out visual clues and imagine what might happen next.
- Themes
- Invention and imaginative exploration: Neo responds to her father’s flying invention by making spring boots and travelling through the sky and space. Neo is depicted as curious and resourceful; her own invention enables her adventure.
- Father and daughter: Neo’s father first flies away in a helicopter hat; later he catches her and the two are shown travelling together. Their reunion and shared exploration present a warm connection, though the story gives no dialogue about their feelings.
- Worth knowing
- The flight grows fantastical, moving from the city into space. A child may want help distinguishing this imaginative adventure from something people could do in real life.