Tidy
Emily Gravett
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 From the creator of Meerkat Mail and Dogs, comes a very funny rhyming woodland story about the perils of being too tidy. Pete the badger likes everything to be neat and tidy at all times, but what starts as the collecting of one fallen leaf escalates quickly and ends with the complete destruction of the forest! Will Pete realise the error of his ways and set things right? Lush foliage and delightfully funny characters abound in this dramatic tale of overzealous neatness that delivers its message of environmental preservation with subtlety and humour. The freshness and vibrancy of the illustrations, the endearing charm of the animal characters, and the many deft comic details throughout make this a very special book. With a sumptuous double-sided jacket and a breathtaking series of die-cuts from the cover through to the title page, once you enter this forest, you'll never want to leave. Emily Gravett's engaging woodland creatures will appeal to fans of such classics as The Animals of Farthing Wood and The Wind in the Willows and the rhythmic, rhyming text is perfect for reading aloud.
Reviews
Brilliant story
King Carnaby Vesuvius 08.08.2024
This book teaches me how to tidy up
Don Race-car Heronimus 08.08.2024
Badgers are funny and the badger is the best part about it. I would recommend this book because it’s funny and I learned not to be too tidy.
Senor Mandrake Bonsai 06.08.2024
I liked it when badger chopped all the trees down. It was funny
Corporal Race-car Rollercoaster 02.08.2024
It was ok
Chief Crocodile Bottlenose 28.12.2023
I liked it
Duchess Sapphire Casserole 28.12.2023
I thought this book had a lovely message I liked it when he was tidying all the time and thought it was funny when he couldn’t get to his house. It was good to learn that the trees take some of the rain water which is why it didn’t flood when the trees were there but did flood when they weren’t.
Countess Ariel Toothpaste 01.09.2023
Star Reviewer
A very good book to people to read
Commander Quincy Tyrannosaurus 18.08.2023
It was good
Dame Bubbles Nuggets 18.08.2023
Really enjoyed the pictures
Empress Blossom Starlight 05.08.2023
I gave this book 3 stars because I found it was a bit boring that it was all about tidying up.
Anonymous 02.08.2023
Badger learns a lesson not to keep everything tidy! You can't always keep nature 'neat'!
Inspector Rip Skateboard 28.07.2023
Tidy was really silly because he put concrete all over the forest and then said the forest was perfect.
Director Itchy Lavalamp 18.07.2023
Fantastic gamely book, a badger cleans his home and surrounding so much that it effects their daily living. He then makes the area back to hoe it was before he changed it all.
Duchess Panther Sequins 26.09.2022
Pete was very tidy, a bit too tidy and he nearly cleaned the whole city. It was very good. It teaches me not to tidy up as much as Pete but I need to tidy up my mess. I would recommend this book
Dona Jewel Moonlight 05.09.2022
This story was a fictional story. I liked this book because the badger is the main character and he didn't want the woods to be dirty and snipped off the flower-tops and groomed the fox, hoovered the forest and he got rid of all the trees! When it was all nice and tidy he realised he couldn't find his house. I think this book is about that it's OK to be messy but at some stage you have to tidy up. Badger ended up losing his home and so animals can ended up with no home if we build things like concrete.
Dame Tuesday Casserole 25.08.2022
I liked it when Pete started putting the Forest back to how it should be.
Director Petronella Moonlight 23.08.2022
I wasn’t happy with the Badger for cutting all the trees down, nobody had anything to eat then.
Senorita Fandango Bojangles 22.08.2022
Liked the characters but some pages very dull would still recommend to my friends
Dame Blossom Squirrel 19.08.2022
It was funny because Pete slept in a concrete
Doctor Muscles Peninsula 12.08.2022
