{"id":2338,"date":"2008-09-03T06:54:12","date_gmt":"2008-09-03T06:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2008-08-31T11:15:34","modified_gmt":"2008-08-31T11:15:34","slug":"bob-the-builder-roley-and-the-woodland-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2008\/09\/03\/bob-the-builder-roley-and-the-woodland-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob the Builder: Roley and the Woodland Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Roley<\/a>
Roley and the Woodland Walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Illustrated by Craig Cameron<\/strong> (Egmont)
\nISBN: 978-1-4052-3750-5<\/p>\n

One of the absolute best bits about being a comics fan – or any kind of collecting hobbyist – is the semi-obsessive thrill that comes from chasing a set. We’re all suckers for the thrill of hunting a missing number and that’s all the better if the book in question is a great read and visually memorable.<\/p>\n

And it’s never too early to start. Roley and the Woodland Walk<\/strong> is a surprisingly well written book for the very young based on the popular TV series featuring the affable steamroller and all the animals in Sunflower Valley in a delightful comedy of errors, with sensible Bob once again having to come to the rescue.<\/p>\n

Designed for small hands, the book is 34 pages plus covers and has 13 lavish, eye-catching full-page illustrations. It is number #5 in the Bob the Builder Story Library<\/em>, cunningly enumerated on the spine, and has ads for the other titles in the back, just like all the best comics do (eight to collect, so far, kids!).<\/p>\n

In our electronic, post-literate culture, kids need every aid and inducement to pick up the reading bug, and these lush little pictorials are a perfect primer for a life of reading comics and books. They’re also superbly well crafted and re-readable if you’re the adult having to narrate them at bedtime.<\/p>\n

Gotta Get ’em All!<\/p>\n