Run Ayla Run

This a lovely collection of four short stories written, as though straight from the imagination of Ayla. A visit to the Storysong Facebook page reveals that the author was inspired to write these short stories after watching her nieces play. What a great way to inspire students to write!

There is a mixture of simple drawings with both speech bubbles and direct speech making the stories easy to read and enjoy.

The simplicity of the stories make them great to use as a writing prompt for imaginative writing, observational writing, show don’t tell and teaching inferencing in reading.

Title: Run Ayla Run

Author: Soona Song

Illustrator: Mikyung Song

Publisher: Walking Book

ISBN: 978-0-473-45406-7

RRP: $31:99

Format: Hardback

Date of Publication: December 2018

Age range: Picture Book

Reviewer’s name: Leanne Nathan, Associate Principal, Clendon Park School

How highly are you recommending this book? Highly recommended

What’s the book’s opening sentence? Oh? What’s this? It’s a bone!