SuitabookFizzlebert Stump
A. F. Harrold
- Reading
- Preview that the story moves from circus life to a troubling adventure, then pause after the library application to check how the child feels about the sudden change. Revisit the ending together, since it remains unclear here.
- Themes
- Belonging and companionship: Fizzlebert lives among circus performers but is described as the only child there and is bored. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Reading and change: Fizzlebert joins a library, and the application becomes the starting point for a more exciting sequence of events. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Risk and adventure: The story includes a lion-mouth performance and a kidnapping by two pensioners. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Some children may want support around the kidnapping premise and the danger implied by circus performances, including putting a head in a lion’s mouth. The tone, resolution and degree of peril are not clear.