Stripy Whiskers

 Stripy Whiskers is a picture book written by Sue Inman and illustrated by Martin Impey. The story follows a green dragon who walks around the woods talking to tiny pink, blue and yellow mice. They talk about their colour and all mention their big brother. Finally after conversing with each mouse, the dragon runs into the older brother. The older brother threatens to eat the dragon and the dragon runs away and never comes back. The book ends by saying to the reader “Do not worry, the large stripy mouse does not eat little children, only green dragons”.

There is no real structure to this story, there is an orientation, some random events, followed by an sudden ridiculous conclusion. The language is basic, and would be a good read if not for the storyline.

Upon reading this story I was stunned by the ridiculous ending, I could not believe that is how it ended. This is a book I certainly would not recommend to anyone nor would I use it in my classroom. Although taking into account the size of the book, the simple writing and bubbly pictures, it is suitable for beginner readers(if they have nothing better to read).