SuitabookWrapping Things
Linda Burgess
- Reading
- Read it interactively: pause to name the wrapped objects and invite predictions. Give extra space around bedtime and the new baby, following the child’s response rather than explaining the feelings for them.
- Themes
- Imagination in ordinary life: Rosie wraps crayons, toys, a kitten, baking, flowers, and a parcel for Granny. The repeated activity is presented as the organising pleasure of Rosie’s world, with imagination attached to familiar routines.
- Family care and change: Rosie is wrapped after her bath, Granny settles her when she is upset, and a new baby is wrapped in a blanket. The described scenes frame family members as involved in practical care and comfort.
- Worth knowing
- Rosie is described as becoming upset at bedtime, and the family is described as cosy yet chaotic. The emotional weight and resolution of these moments are not clear.