{"id":2881,"date":"2025-05-15T09:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2025-05-15T09:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:05:58","slug":"book-review-magpoo-the-magpie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=2881","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Magpoo the Magpie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Magpoo the Magpie<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

by Soni Laugesen<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Children\u2019s Picture Book<\/p>\n

ISBN: <\/strong>9798891325982<\/p>\n

Print Length:<\/strong> 32 pages<\/p>\n

Publisher:<\/strong> Atmosphere Press<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reviewed by Toni Woodruff<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>A heartfelt children\u2019s story that sings<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201c\u2018Howdy mate and how do you do? I\u2019m from Australia and my name\u2019s Magpoo.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Magpoo the magpie doesn\u2019t quite fit in with the other magpies. Not only are they frustrated that he\u2019s always singing at the top of his lungs, but they won\u2019t even acknowledge his name of Magpoo. They tell him he\u2019s got no sense and that he should quiet down. But Magpoo is loud and proud. He doesn\u2019t care: he\u2019ll sing as he swings, sing as he flies, and sing with his mouth full no matter what they say.<\/p>\n

Magpoo is like the kid who doesn\u2019t feel seen but wants to be heard. He wants to be loud and play, and it doesn\u2019t matter how many times you tell him to be quiet, his song is begging to be sung\u2014and he\u2019ll sing it.<\/p>\n

The message behind this loud, sing-song kids\u2019 book is its best feature. Kids are not always accepted for being their true, loud selves, and they\u2019re always the ones getting in trouble in school or by parents. But who are we to silence the impact of their voice? I have met enough loud kids in my day\u2014and have even been one at a few points in my life\u2014so it\u2019s such a treasure to find an inviting, unapologetic story like this one. We don\u2019t try to teach Magpoo a lesson. We tell him that he\u2019s unique and special, even if everyone else can\u2019t see it yet. It can be difficult to capture bullying in a kid\u2019s book without introducing cruel behaviors, but this bullying doesn\u2019t take center stage: we focus on the main character more than on the meanness of his peers, and it works.<\/p>\n

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Magpoo the Magpie<\/em> is a blast to read aloud too. Not only are the rhymes always smooth and effortless, but each page comes with its own silly singing sounds. I\u2019d have a hard time imagining a single kid who doesn\u2019t like hearing their parents chanting as Magpoo does. It says: If your parent can be silly and loud, maybe you can be too.<\/p>\n

The illustrations pair well with this simple story. There are only a handful of words on each page, and there are only ever magpies in the picture. But each illustration comes with its own flair so that it doesn\u2019t feel repetitive and always offers your little one something new to look at. The birds appear emotive and filled with personality, especially my dear old Magpoo.<\/p>\n

Sure, Magpoo might be the obnoxious one of the bunch, but the book reminds us that this doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s simple-minded or oblivious. It acknowledges that he\u2019s smart and has a big heart, offering a reminder to the kids always getting in trouble for being themselves that it doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re not smart but that they are just uniquely them.<\/p>\n

Magpoo the Magpie<\/em> is a fun book\u2014a quick read that your child will be happy to revisit, especially if they like making fun, loud sounds like the lovable Magpoo.<\/p>\n

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Magpoo the Magpie by Soni Laugesen Genre: Children\u2019s Picture Book ISBN: 9798891325982 Print Length: 32 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Amazon Bookshop Reviewed by Toni Woodruff A heartfelt children\u2019s story that sings \u201c\u2018Howdy mate and how do you do? I\u2019m from Australia and my name\u2019s Magpoo.\u201d Magpoo the magpie doesn\u2019t quite fit in with the other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bookreviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2881"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}