Page 67 - Hmmm M the Humdinger Flipbook for HARP Sept 27 2020

I liked the story because it is for kids. I thought the reader used

good expression. I liked how the story had a good message in the

end about M, that it is ok to be different.

- Kate, age 7, Burlington, Ontario

I liked the humming. Why doesn't she have a real name? Why

does she keep going back to the doctor?

- Harvey, age 4

Harvey has only been to a GP, except when he was an infant. For

us, just the right amount of words on the page. Harvey lost

interest with the slow movement of “things happening.” He liked

all the different kinds of humming. I really enjoyed that you

recorded voices reading it. I loved the floral illustrations.

- Rachel Wilder, Harvey’s Mom, Researcher and Policy

Consultant, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights,

Peterborough, Ontario

Children are especially interested in bees these days — the world

depends on pollinators. Lots of butterflies, birds, bees and flowers

here. This book is read by a real doctor, though not all doctors

sound as kind and patient as this one. The voice is perfect! The

girl M in the story is examined to see why she keeps humming —

simple medical opinions.

- June Bowman, sister, grandmother, aunt, library volunteer,

Cobourg, Ontario