By Sarah Watt
Year: 2009
Publisher: Lothian Children’s Books, Sydney
Age: 5 and above
No. of Pages: 32
ISBN: 978 0 73441 115 0
Meet Clem, the friendly neighborhood kid who can do anything
that a kid his age ought to except swim.
So, when his mom decides it’s time he learnt swimming, Clem
imagines a lot of reasons - from sharks to
sucking holes at the bottom, to avoid getting into the pool.
I liked this book for the way it realistically captures the fears of child and portrays the frustration of a mother who has to resort to begging and
bribery among other tactics to get Clem into the pool.
It is also the story of a child overcoming his fears and taking the plunge. :-)
Excerpt
They went back to the pool next week.
Clem still wasn't keen.
‘There’s nothing to be scared of,’ said Clem’s mum.
Clem thought about it.
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