The Bolds

Reviews

Strawberry

When two hyenas from Africa get the chance of living like an ordinary married couple in the UK, they jump at the chance, but hiding their secret isn't so easy, especially when your neighbours are very, very nosy. I don't want to explain what happens as it will spoil the tale, but it's very funny and I love the reactions of the different creatures to this family of hyenas all dressed as people. I love the way the family looks, and I especially love the way some animals are drawn, the expressions on their faces and the way all their legs look!

And although part of me wasn't sure if I'd enjoy it when I first began reading, it took me a while to really get into the humour, once I got into the tale I just really loved it. Although I wasn't laughing so much at the start of the book, this being a brand new story I wasn't sure what to expect, however by the end I just loved it and loved what happened to all the characters.

-Thanks to Andersen Press for a free copy for review (as part of The Bolds Box Set). The Bolds are like any ordinary family, they live in a nice house, in the middle of a nice suburban neighbourhood and while Mr and Mrs Bold work, their children go to school.

This book is a surprisingly quick read due to the larger text and spaces between paragraphs but it's a great read. One day they make the decision to head to England though, to start new and hopefully easier lives where they don't have to scavenge for their food. This is such a fun and silly story with a brilliant twist!

All the images are in black, grey and white, and are fitted in among the large text, with some images forming part of the narrative (you have to look at them to keep up with some short conversations in the story, rather than just being there as an exxtra. I really enjoy illustrations like this, they break up a lot of the large text and just add to the overall humour of the whole tale.