Genre: Children's 4-8 years
Published: July 30, 2024
Pages: 38
This is the story of two rival communities living in valleys separated by a ridge. The Have-Alls live in a fertile, beautiful valley with their leader, Chief Somebody, and their prized pets, the Squatz. In the other valley, one more desolate and barren, live the No-Haves and their leader, Chief Nobody.
The No-Haves, always jealous of the Have-Alls’ pets, decide to gather the Squatz for themselves. What results is a fierce tug-of-war that changes the two communities—and the Squatz—forever!
I received a copy of this book through Netgalley. This is my honest review.
This was a short story about two competing tribes, one rich and one decidedly not. The wealthy tribe had pet birds that the poor tribe really wanted. When the poor tribe tried to steal the pets, both tribes ended up fighting over them in a battle of tug of war. All that tugging turned the pet birds into ostriches with their long legs and necks. And then everything was all better between the tribes and everyone lived happily ever after.
I'm guessing this is a story from African folklore (do ostriches come from Africa). It was a fairly cute story, but could give the wrong impression to children that fighting over possessions can turn them into something better. In my experience, that always just led to broken toys and nobody was happy in the end. Do with that information what you will. The illustrations were fun and colorful.
Overall I give A Tall Tale: How Ostriches Got Their Long Necks and Long Legs 3.7957 out of 5 stars. - Katie
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