This book is a wonderful addition to the classroom library. With Mabel as a reluctant reader, she demonstrates what lots of children experience as frustration with sitting still and reading ‘boring’ books. Perry’s use of such a relatable quirk is wonderful. There is a lot of repetition of language to support readers in being gently led through the story and the symmetry of the beginning and the ending is lovely. The charming illustrations bring the story to life and the book itself needs to be rotated while being read, which keeps it engaging and furthers the sense of adventuring inside the book…