The Ugly Five

Loved it

Another good book - great book of explaining people/animals beauty is within and not to judge from the first impressions.

I likes when the little ones said they were lovely and kind

This is a wonderful story, following the hardships of the most ‘ugly’ animals in South Africa. The twist at the end is truly heartwarming and encourages us all to look for the beauty and love in everything. The songs are written in true Donaldson style and the rhyming is unashamedly brilliant as usual. This would make a great KS1 or even lower KS2 book linked to habitats or animal topics or even geography based looking at continents.

I loved the rhyming words, the rhythm of the book and the message at the end. It reminded me of my mummy and that I love her no matter how she looks. The babies all loved their parents and they didn't care that everyone else thought they were ugly because they were kind inside which is all that matters.

My favourite character is the hyena because I like the spots on the animal

Love this story

This story tells us that all creatures is beautiful

Story about the ugliest animals on the savannah

I love all of the characters, my favourite was the warthog

I love when the group travels to find more ugly animals and all to become friends . I like all the animals

I liked all the rhyming and that all the animals were loved by their families

Loved the pictures

Fun

I like the singing parts.

I loved the book because at first they think they’re all ugly and at the end the grown ups tell the animals and teach them they aren’t ugly

It shows that the ugly animals aren’t ugly at all and they’re really kind and caring and loving.
My favourite animal in it is the lappet faced vulture because I’ve never seen one before and it’s not ugly. I like it because it’s humongous!
I like the book because it’s made by one of the best bookmakers in the world!

My favourite character is warthog. I thought it was quite sad that they were ugly.

Loved this book and especially the ending . Favourite character was the hyena.

It was the best book ever I’ve ever had in my whole life and his name was the ugly five and I love it when it was the end because when it was the end over little one said you’re the best parents ever

I thought it was very informative telling children that it doesn’t matter what you look like, it matters how you behave.

I don't think the animals are ugly

My favourite bit was when they changed the song at the end to "lovely five" instead of "ugly five" because lovely is a kinder word than ugly.

One ugly animal found another ugly animal. Those two ugly animals found another animal that was ugly. Those three ugly animals found another ugly animal. They found the fourth ugly animal and then the fifth ugly animal which made the ugly five!

I saw a real vulture today at the zoo and they poo on their chicken feet like sun cream. I like this book but it's a bit disgusting.

Because it shows us that it’s what inside that counts and it’s not nice to call people or animals ugly

It is a fiction book. I think that my little sister and friends would like the book. I like singing the rhyme in it.

The wildebeest was my favourite animal in the story. I liked the story because the animals sing a song.

I like the bit where the babies come.

I loved the illustration and the type of writing about everyone who was in the book