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This one was much more enjoyabke the second time reading. It's been 5 years since Livy visited Gran in Australia. She doesn't remember much from her first visit. Then she finds Bob, a little green creature wearing a chicken costume and who thinks he is a zombie. Bob remembers her but nothing about his life before he met her. Told in alternating chapters by Lucy and Bob, they put together the pieces of what happened during that last visit. Readers will enjoy piecing it all together too. With a to...
Ridiculously sweet and tender story about a young girl and the power of her not-so-imaginary friend. As an adult reader, I thought a lot about the imaginary friends of my childhood while reading this book, which tackles the liquidity of memory -- how easily certain experiences can slip through our fingers and into the cracks of the earth -- but also provides children with a fun fantasy story, one that doesn't rely on tired tropes like faeries, elves, unicorns, etc., but instead the character of
I was really surprised by this book! I originally picked it up solely because Nicholas Gannon illustrated the story, but I ended up really enjoying the story itself! It's got a very unlikely friendship and a fairy tale element comes into play. Two things I love in a book!
I got this book for the beautiful cover and Rebecca Stead is one of my favorite YA authors so I was pretty excited to read this. It turned out to be so-so. The story goes from Bob's to Olivia's perspective in each chapter.Livy, now 10, goes to Australia from Michigan, USA to visit her grandmother. The last time she went she was 5 years old. Livy feels her memories coming back to her and something or someone important is in the back of her mind. As she goes upstairs to her mother's old room she s...
BOB was an incredibly endearing and thought provoking book about childhood friendships, change, growing older and still remembering what it was like to be young. I loved Livy and her experiences with BOB, Gran and her friends. This is a book that will be long cherished by children and adults alike. I could not put this book down and think it is a must read for classrooms and families. Who wouldn't love a not-zombie chicken friendship story?
I’ve been looking forward to this book ever since I saw the powerhouse team of Mass and Stead up in lights (so to speak). I mean these two are middle grade fiction super stars!!! Together in one book. Color me excited and ecstatic! I was counting the days until release day.BUT it didn’t quite live up to all my hopes and dreams. Bob is cute and original for sure, but overall it lacked the emotional kick I was hoping for. Come meet Bob though. He’s unforgettable! :D He’s…well that’s the mystery is...
Sweet fantasy about a girl rediscovering the imaginary friend she left behind at her grandmother's house. But is Bob imaginary? What is he? Lovely illustrations and the shift from Bob to Livy's POV makes this extra fun.
Sweet story with a surprising ending!Looking forward to seeing the completed book with the illustrations!
So charming and lovely and weird. Would put in the hands of both reluctant readers and kids who gobble up beginning fantasy series (like the Spiderwick Chronicles).
Loved it. Going to choose it for our final book club selection for 17/18. Perfect story to end the year with. Bob and Livy will be with me for a long time. Must read!!!
“Bob” by Wendy Mass is a strange little tale about a girl who visits her grandmother in Australia and finds a green creature dressed in a chicken suit in her closet named Bob...I know it sounds so strange! I often feel nostalgic as an adult reading middle grade books and the themes that are so universal in them no matter your age. I certainly can name many other books that are better than “Bob”, but I have to say this one had it in sections and I could totally see it becoming a very cute and suc...
Visiting her grandmother on a drought-stricken Australia farm, 10-year-old Livy reconnects with an endearing green creature she left 5 years earlier whom most people cannot see and she had forgotten. Very engaging, with connections with mythological beings (and fairy tales) and the natural world. There's a particularly nice scene where the relatively grown-up 10-year-olds discard their reservations and play with dolls as they used to. Gives permission to the child reader to hold on to their chil...
Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, in the same book? Bob brings together two of my favorite authors for a story featuring lots of magic, the sort of story Ms. Mass and Ms. Stead both excel at. It's been half a decade since ten-year-old Livy visited her grandmother. Australia is quite a distance from Livy's home in America, but she's happy to make the trip again even if she hardly remembers what it was like as a five-year-old. Gran Nicholas remembers, though. She recalls which toys Livy played with, w...
Ugh, why do both audio narrators seem to think Aussies sound like a cross between British and Irish? I mean, it's probably worsened for me since I've listened to a few audios lately with authentic Aussie narrators, but still...Also, I get why the girl (who lives in America) might "recount" what people are saying in a really bad accent, but what about the Not-Zombie who has lived the last five years in Australia, listening to Aussies talk?
I picked this up randomly at the library after the cover caught my eye. It was a cute and surprisingly good story.
Not sure if I should rate this or not. It wasn't bad by any means. Quite a cute middle grade with few but beautiful pictures in it. But I don't know if it was because I wasn't in the right head frame for it or just wasn't for me.
Amusing story of 11-year old Livy returning for a visit to her grandmother’s in Australia, and then encountering the odd, little, somewhat sarcastic, green creature she had met the last time she visited. Livy and Bob must figure out what Bob is and where he came from so he can return.There’s plenty of gentle humour in this story which gives us both Livy’s and Bob’s POVs.
3.5 Stars. Sweet little story. It would be perfect for family sharing. Found myself laughing out loud at Bob who is a very endearing non-zombie. Honestly, I could have used a little more adventure between Livy and Bob and maybe a little more backstory on Livy and her family but it was a cute, well written story that I would definitely recommend to kids and families.
A truly beautiful story of friendship. Perfect for all ages. Children will laugh at Bob as a Not-Zombie chicken in a tutu, while parents will remember the magic of childhood. And yes, I did cry.