Jack and the Flumflum Tree

It’s one of Julia donaldsons books that not many people know about. It rhymes, the kids get involved due to some nice repetitive bits.We borrowed from the library ages ago and loved it so bought.Fun story and fun pictures. Definitely one to buy.Good quality book and arrived quickly.

Meaningful story and relevance

This book is nice and bright. Love the pictures. The story is funny. My kids love this book. Would buy again as a present

I am a preschool teacher and I bought it to read in class with my 4 year old children. They love it and ask me to read it every day!

This is one of Julia Donaldson's lesser known books but truly one of her best! We discovered it at 'Seven Stories' in Newcastle (well worth a visit!) at their story time, where they had all the props in their own patchwork sack - my kids adored it and we soon bought our own copy. Even the 10 year old will still listen to it if we're reading it to his siblings, and our 2 year old can recite certain lines from it. Great refrain that kids learn quickly and lots of fun! We've often bought it as a gift since, as you can often buy Donaldson/Scheffler books and find the birthday child had them already - this one is more unusual so it's less likely - and always loved :)Good for boys and girls of any age, if you like rhyming, fun books you'll be sure to like this one.

Good catchphrase and very likeable. Marked down as there are better books by same author.

This book is fantastic, it really ignites imagination

We're huge fans of Julia Donaldson and I spotted this and ordered it as a weekend treat for my two children. My son, especially, is on a mission for us to plug the holes in our collection and ordering the paperbacks on Amazon is an easy treat. Jack and the Flumflum tree is a collaboration between Donaldson and the illustrator David Roberts (they previously worked together on The Troll and Tyrannosaurus Drip) and the book has a different look to the more familiar illustrators like Axel Scheffler and Lydia Monks. I really enjoy Roberts' illustration style, his pictures are incredibly detailed and he has a distinctive use of colour which will become recognisable to readers,The story tells of Jack and his friends setting off to find a cure for his Granny's Moozels. They have to sail away to find the fruit of the Flumflum tree and bring it back to achieve this. Granny gives Jack some special supplies in a sack to take on the voyage and the story tells just how they become useful to them.The story has Donaldson's usual lyrical style. I very much enjoyed the opening to the story which reminded me a little of the nursery rhyme 'Miss Polly had a Dolly' in style. As with so many of her books, the style lends itself to reading aloud and your children learning it by heart. There are a few cheeky moments in this story which my son loved, especially the mention of knickers, and the sing song style had them chanting along with it in no time at all.Highly recommended from Donaldson, as usual

The storyline and illustrations are great.

Keep guessing what's going to save Jack from a sticky situation on his way to the faraway isle of blowernose :) my kids enjoy the puzzle nature of the story. Must buy! Have even gifted copies to other friends who've enjoyed the same :)

Julia Donaldson è una certezza, Questa è una filastrocca molto carina, raccontata dalla voce del narratore con un ritmo davvero accattivante e che rimane nella testa dei bambini (e dei grandi..). Simpatiche illustrazioni piene di dettagli divertenti. Mio figlio ha molto apprezzato la parte con gli squali che giocano a far scoppiare i palloncini.

Me encanta, tenemos bastantes cuentos de Julia y éste es uno de nuestros favoritos sobre todo por el audio. A mi niña y a mi nos encanta la manera que tienen de contar éste cuento con ritmo... Me parece una gran opción para iniciar a los niños a la lectura. Seguiré comprando cuentos de esta autora.

This is another wonderful book from the amazing writer Julia Donaldson. As a childcare professional I love finding books that both children and adults enjoy reading, and Julia never disappoints. Jack and the Flumflum tree is a captivating story of silliness, imagination, adventure and lots of fun. Written in her usual rhyming style it is easy to fun to read and easy to get swept up in the story, no matter your age.