Miffy at the Seaside by Dick Bruna

Miffy at the Seaside Reviews

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  Hilary

  I loved the Miffy books as a child and found them fascinating to revisit when I had children of my own. Miffy books are very distinct, their simplified design and colours make them instantly recognisable and are very appealing for a reason that is hard to put your finger on.
  
  In this book Miffy goes to the seaside in a cart with her father. Not much happens and then Miffy comes home again, but the simple events in the story and striking images make this a memorable read. I can remember being really absorbed by looking at these illustrations as a child in the library, I was fascinated by the odd choices for the colours, the orange, black and white are striking and the green is particularly unusual, a dark olive green you hardly ever see.
  
  An iconic series to read.
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  C

  A cute little one we picked out at the library yesterday. So fun to see Chloe starting to pick out some words on her own. This is a good book for those at the very beginning point of recognizing letters/simple words, in my opinion.
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  Inge Janse

  "I just don't get this. Boring illustrations and not even any punctuation!" (1 ster)
  
  "Gelezen in het Latijn (Miffa ad mare)" (3 sterren)
  
  "Al 10 keer voorgelezen en nog geen moment verveeld geraakt (geldt voor dochter van 1 die constant het boek te pakken wil krijgen en de pagina's eruit wil scheuren als voor vader van 41 die superhard gaat op het rijmschema en vooral enorm van het 'hoi-hoi' houdt en altijd even moet slikken als Nijntje op de terugweg in slaapt valt)" (5 sterren)*
  
  * en dat ben ik, die a: niet gehinderd wil worden door punctuatie, b: het tamelijk onlogisch vind om je kind een dode taal bij te brengen en daar publiekelijk mee te virtue signallen, en c: zoveel mogelijk sterren aan dit boek wil geven in de hoop dat Nijntje ze vindt
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  Jenna Mills

  I just don't get this. Boring illustrations and not even any punctuation!
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  Jvermeersch

  Een leuke om mee vooruit of terug te blikken op een uitstapje naar zee! Eenvoudig geschreven maar zo vrolijk.
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  TwoDrinks

  I loved these books when I was a child. The text hasn't translated brilliantly in to English so its lost some of its rhythm but I'm willing to forgive it anything because I love Bruna's artistic style.
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  Olivia

  i remember reading these cute, sweet little books when i was younger.
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  June

  Bright, colorful pictures tell of Miffy's trip to the beach. It's small size limit makes it most appropriate as a lap share