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Albie On His Way
by Jutta Bauer
Age Range: 6-8
Word has reached the king that Albie is quite fast on his feet so he demands to see him at his castle because there is an important message that needs to be delivered to a neighbouring monarch. Albie sets out on his journey with the scroll but at every turn, he encounters a number of people who need his help: a squirrel injured after falling out of a tree, a brood of piglets who need to be looked after while their tired mother goes shopping and an elderly animal needing assistance to walk through the wood. When Albie finally gets back on his route to deliver the scroll he suddenly has to deviate when a scary creature blocks his way. Albie begins to wonder if he will ever reach his destination!
Jutta Bauer is one of Germany’s best-loved authors and illustrators and winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Medal. This beautiful story demonstrates the importance of kindness and being true to oneself. For kind-hearted Albie, the narrator of the story, it’s not the journey that changes his life, but those he meets along the way.
The clever and subtle parallel wordless storytelling displayed in black-and-white shaded vignettes that stretch across the double-page spreads are full of depth as they show the king going about his rather lonely daily life while he patiently waits for Albie to return. Bauer’s inimitable style is evident in the pen and ink and watercolour illustrations that are full of charm and character. There’s also a lovely twist at the end of the story too.