The Thunk
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By Michelle Robinson, and and, Deborah Allwright
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10 reviews
A BookTrust Great New Book of 2024-2025
A hilarious, flawlessly rhyming adventure from award-winning Michelle Robinson, author of She Rex and The World Made a Rainbow
Meet Hector Voltaire: a young explorer who can’t wait to discover all the wonders of the wide world. First up: a magical, mythical creature called the THUNK.
The Thunk has a trunk and its fur’s blue-ish pink, and it’s ever so slightly, completely . . . EXTINCT. Or at least, that’s what everyone else thinks. Hector is determined to prove them wrong, and sets out with all his exploring equipment on a grand journey of discovery.
With stunning illustrations by bestselling Deborah Allwright, illustrator of There Is No Dragon in This Story, a world of adventure awaits – perfect for fans of The Gruffalo and Where the Wild Things Are.
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I liked Hector.
The boy found a THUNK
Really enjoyed this, the thunks and exploring
I really enjoyed this book especially the thunks, their colours and that they had trunks.
I enjoyed Hector going off on an adventure to prove they existed, then he got to l live with them!
I would recommend this book.
I thought it was very very funny.
loved this story
It was clever
I have read other books by Michelle Robinson and so was interested in reading this one. I liked the title and thought it would appeal to children.. It has a good variety of language features (rhyming, punctuation, lists), and descriptive phrases that I think children could have fun adapting. I imagined my class could invent their own ' Thunk' character and their own version of 'Hector.'
I love that he didn’t want to put the Thunks in a zoo and just had adventures with them.
A lovely charming book, with plenty of rhyme. Brings in the idea of extinction as well.
