The author’s words:
“It’s like this. I think if one person tries to change the
shape of the world too much by themselves, that’s when you get problems. But if
we each try to change just a little bit of the world, then maybe together we
can all make a big difference. Here, come with me.”
This paragraph above was the one that caught this reader’s
eye, it sums up what this humorous and delightful author was trying to scribble
in his story, that sometimes we as individuals become restless and act on
impulse and do something, say something or create a severe action that causes
consequences that could be disastrous.
In embarrassment, or fear, one hides the mistake and tries to fix it but
it becomes more out of control. As the world is out of shape, so is the moral
fabric of people’s lives and beliefs. They become disoriented and create a
different reality to adjust to the change someone else decided to make to be
happy; not taking the others existence around them into consideration and how
they would be affected by the adjustments.
Neville, the catalyst of all the trouble, travels around his
newly created flat world and meets this entire group of delightfully strange
odd people who were once ordinary, until he pulled the world out of shape and now
everything is upside down. And he has
only an hour to get it back into its original shape. Yet by calculator lady an hour
has different definitions and the shouting man is reflecting and blaming others
for the problems.
The author wrote an insightful story with colourful characters, No
Name Girl, the jumping kangaroos, the super heroes with their imaginary
superpowers, the fisherman who is this reader’s favourite character and others
such as the numbers lady and the main character Neville who created the mess in
the first place. Plotting insightful,
mathematical quotations and lessons about respect and not to be afraid to
declare when one creates a problem, they should ask for assistance and apply
the principles of working together as a team.
To accept diversity and
uniqueness of everyone, even if it is frustrating at times, and correct the
issues before any more consequences occur and they cannot be repaired.
The author’s books Scribbling, Doodling and his other books have a
very creative imaginative writing style and as a reader and mother I highly
recommend his stories for all ages. One benefit is there are definitely many
good chuckles in them. The addition benefit, many valuable lessons for all to ponder
upon while being delightfully entertained by his collection of stories.. After reading
it, I believe it could be a good tool to open communication channels between parents
and children to discuss the moral lessons etched into the pages of this short and
hilarious story. This reader could not stop laughing, until the end, it is a remarkable story.
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