Uno's Garden product reviews

I have always been fascinated with Base's books, loving both his artwork and hunting through each page for all of the listed items as well as many unlisted ones as well - you just never know what's hiding in amongst the pages of his books!!! This beautiful book is filled with Graeme's well known style of art, as well as weaving a cute and rather moving story about little Uno settling down in a stunning forest with strange and wonderful creatures, and how it soon becomes nothing but buildings, the plants and creatures that captured Uno's interest no longer there. Somewhere on each page is the sad-looking, supposedly ordinary Snortlepig, who is forced to watch his home destroyed by the humans, until even he has disappeared - or has he??
This is a great book that teaches children several things: maths skills (from simple addition, to multiplication and division), and just how important it is to look after the environment, or we risk losing it all if we get the balance wrong. Children, from babies to 7-8 year olds, will all find something in this book to interest them. The beautiful pictures and the story will enthral the younger ones, whereas the fun of hunting for all the creatures, houses, plants etc will engage most of the older ones' interest. A great book for kids and parents alike. Out of all of Graeme Base's books, Uno's Garden definitely sits at the top of the list for me, and I would class this as one of the best childrens books of this type out there!!