Bibliograph

Jigsaw, a puzzle in the post, Bob Graham

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Jigsaw, a puzzle in the post, Bob Graham

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

3-7 years old

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Jigsaw

Responsibility statement

Bob Graham

Sub title

a puzzle in the post

Summary

"Oh, let's do it!" say Kitty and Katy and Mum when a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle mysteriously arrives in the post. "I have time on my hands," agrees Dad. Starting in winter with the edges, by autumn they're almost done, only to discover that one piece is missing. Mum is sure that it must have accidentally gone out with the rubbish, so the Kellys pile into the car to comb through the local tip ("shouldn't take long"). There they uncover forgotten letters, train tickets, discarded newspapers, and old photos yellow with age, but finding the missing piece is starting to seem like wishful thinking. "Let's wish, then," says Katy. As in all of Bob Graham's work, the beauty here is in the details, with visual perspectives that offer a bird's-eye view or take us underfoot, wordless sequences letting us in on a secret. Is it sheer luck - or perhaps the power of hope - that creates an ending to the story?

Target audience

juvenile

Classification