SuitabookSpunky tells all
Ann Cameron
- Reading
- Read together and pause to consider what Spunky might mean when his attempts to communicate are misunderstood. Invite your child to distinguish what Spunky knows from what his family assumes.
- Themes
- Feeling understood: Spunky tries to communicate with his human family, but they do not understand his attempts to talk. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Sharing family attention: Spunky resents the arrival of Fiona, then becomes her protector when she gets into trouble. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Spunky resents sharing his family with Fiona, and she repeatedly gets into trouble.