SuitabookThe Nose Book
Al Perkins
- Reading
- Read it aloud at an unhurried pace, pause for the rhymes and illustrations, and invite pointing or imitation. Follow your child’s interest rather than extending the bodily-detail discussion.
- Themes
- Curiosity about the body: The book presents noses as noticeable body parts with several uses, including smelling, sniffling and holding up glasses. It appears to combine basic information with rhyme and silliness, encouraging observation rather than treating the subject solemnly.
- Visible difference: Noses are described as coming in different shapes, colours and sizes and appearing on every face. The wording draws attention to bodily variety, though it does not establish whether the book develops ideas about identity, inclusion or judgement.
- Worth knowing
- Some children may want to talk about sniffling or other nose-related problems. The playful treatment could make those subjects easier to mention, but the depth of discussion is unclear.