– On the Way Home

Bought this book for nieces having read it over and over again to my own sons. They request that it's read to them on every visit.

My 2 and a half years old son keeps asking me to read this again and again, not only at bedtime. I read in a couple of the reviews that the story has kind of an abrupt ending, and that there is no message. I couldn't disagree more. Each time a page is turned, a new fantastic story unfolds. I can be rather theatrical, and it seems to work amazingly well with my son. It is the classical portrait of a kid who in front of her peers is all adventurous and courageous, but when coming back to the loving mother's protective arms reveals she is frail and vulnerable after all. And aren't we all?

My granddaughter loves this book. It’s the book she goes for when it’s time for bed. Lovely illustrations, would recommend

This is a brilliant and very imaginative book. It works well at so many levels, and thus is appealing at different age ranges. I am a big fan of Jill Murphy anyway, the Large family are superb. But this book is touching at a different level. It says so much about children’s imagination and their ability to rise above the everyday hurts of childhood. And then the courage to solve this as soon as one gets back home and mum is there to comfort. Full marks to Jill for creating a story at one level so simple and entertaining, but with a deeper message about childhood.

Nice story. Would have preferred a british version. American wording 'bad knee' 'sidewalk'. It is popular with the kids!

Love this story to capture a pre school child’s imagination. It uses some excellent extended language to model to children around size and extends their vocabulary. I had this book for my own daughter and bought this one for nursery where I work. Children always like to tell you about grazes and bumps and this has been great fun and a new favourite in the class.

I have encountered this book when my twin daughters brought it from their school library for reading at home. Everybody's tastes are different, but I would say I enjoyed this book probably more than my daughters did. The story and the pictures complement each other perfectly. Since then this is what I gift to all my friends with children 3 - 6 years, particularly to those whose children study English as a foreign language.

Bought for my 3 year old. He enjoyed this story a lot lots to talk about. We would even act this story out sometimes

Good quality classic - I have the original book and this one is exactly the same. My grandson loves it.

Cute story. My kids liked how she told a different story each time someone asked what happened to her.

“On the Way Home” es uno de esos libros infantiles que encantan tanto a niños como a adultos. Jill Murphy ha creado una historia sencilla pero genial, donde una niña llamada Claire inventa excusas cada vez más fantásticas para explicar cómo se hizo daño en la rodilla. En cada página, aparece un nuevo personaje (desde un lobo hasta un extraterrestre), y la creatividad no tiene límites. ✅ Lo que más nos ha gustado: Narrativa repetitiva pero dinámica: ideal para primeros lectores, ya que fomenta la anticipación y la participación. Ilustraciones encantadoras y expresivas: muy coloridas, divertidas y llenas de detalles que dan pie a comentar con los peques. Fomenta la imaginación y el juego simbólico: perfecto para que los niños se inventen sus propias historias. Buen ritmo y estructura: corto, claro y perfecto para leer antes de dormir o en grupo. 🧐 Recomendado para: Niños y niñas de 3 a 7 años. Familias que disfrutan de leer juntos. Educadores y bibliotecas escolares que busquen libros que fomenten la expresión oral y la creatividad. Un libro con mucho encanto que se ha ganado un hueco en nuestra estantería. Repetiremos con más títulos de Jill Murphy sin dudarlo.

My toddler loves this book. I find it a couple pages to long, the story is very repetitive but we still read it most days, I just group a couple pages together haha