Peppa loves our planet
Peppa Pig. Penguin Random House Children's UK, 2020. ISBN:
9780241436721. 32pp.
(Age: 3-4) Peppa loves our planet is another story in the Peppa
Pig series, which most small children will recognise from the
ABC TV series. This one starts with the children attending playgroup
and finding out that it is Love our Planet week. This sparks lots of
conversation amongst the children, and they discover many ways in
which they can help save the planet. They are given the task to make
a scrapbook at home, which becomes a event where everyone in Peppa's
family contributes to the ways in which they can help.
This book is a wonderful starting point for children around the ages
of 3-4years who are discovering how they can help our planet in
simple ways, and also without too much change to their routine.
The ideas are easy to implement and also simple to understand
enabling children can grasp the concept and add in to their daily
life without too much issue.
The concepts include recycling, growing food, turning off lights and
composting food scraps. These are all things that are easy for
children to do and also for families to assist with.
I think that this book could be used as an introduction to the
concepts for parents, or equally as a group time story for
kindergarten children. It is easy to read, simple concepts and uses
familiar characters which many children will be able to engage with.
Lauren Fountain