Anemone Is Not the Enemy is a 2020 children's picture book by Anna McGregor. It is about a lonely anemone who lives in a tide pool and cannot make friends as she keeps stinging everyone, but eventually does so with a clown fish.
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| Author | Anna McGregor |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Anna McGregor |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 2020 (Scribble) |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9781922310118 |
| OCLC | 1200259215 |
Publication history
edit- 2021, USA, Scribe ISBN 9781950354511
- 2020, Australia, Scribble ISBN 9781922310118
Reception
editA reviewer for Reading Time called it a "fun and funny picture book",[1] and recommended it "for young readers especially those interested in the natural world.".[1] Kirkus Reviews found that it "Suggests a human lesson from a fish fact made familiar by a popular children’s film."[2]
Anemone Is Not the Enemy has also been reviewed by The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[3] Books+Publishing,[4] and Publishers Weekly.[5]
It is a 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Early Childhood notable book,[6] and a 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards Small publisher Children's Book of the Year longlisted book.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Anne Varnes (8 April 2021). "Anemone is not the Enemy". Reading Time. Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Anemone Is Not The Enemy". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Kate Quealy-Gainer (10 June 2021). "MCGREGOR, ANNA Anemone Is Not the Enemy; written and illus. by Anna Mc-Gregor". The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 74 (10). Johns Hopkins University Press: 432. doi:10.1353/bcc.2021.0313. S2CID 243328751. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
McGregor visually includes simple marine life facts into the backdrop of Anemone's dilemma and then expands upon them in the "Fun Facts" backmatter, making this a mini-science lesson wrapped in a sweet friendship story.
- ^ Margaret Hamilton (16 September 2020). "Anemone is Not the Enemy (Anna McGregor, Scribble)". booksandpublishing.com.au. Books+Publishing. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
This is, at first glance, a very simple, quite quirky and humorous picture book, with minimal text and appealing, colourful, digitally produced illustrations. But it is also a fascinating introduction to life in a rock pool...
- ^ "Anemone Is Not The Enemy". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
A lack of upfront explanation about why Anemone stings may confuse some, and an ominous end for the three fishes strikes an odd note, but this picture book by author-illustrator McGregor will appeal to budding marine biologists.
- ^ "CBCA Book of the Year 2021 winners announced". booksandpublishing.com.au. Books+Publishing. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "ABIA 2021 longlists announced". booksandpublishing.com.au. Books+Publishing. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
