By Mariajo Ilustrajo (author) , Mariajo Ilustrajo (illustrator)
"A humorous look at letting a problem fester and grow"
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May 2022 Debut of the Month | Winner of the UKLA Book Award 2023 ages 3-6 | Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize 2023
This is a brilliant debut novel from the winner of the World Illustration Awards Overall New Talent winner for 2020. The unnamed city wakes up to a small amount of water everywhere and everybody ignores it and gets on with their lives, except for one small creature who knows it will become a problem, but nobody listens.
As life in the city becomes more and more problematic even the large creatures realise they must help the smaller ones, they all become fed up with having to deal with the issues of working in water all the time. Even the excitement of wearing Wellington boots all the time is not enough! It is at this point that everyone realises they must work together to solve the problem and to not let this sort of thing happen ever again.
Illustrated in muted colours with a vibrant pantone blue for the water there is much humour in the illustrations and text, with many laugh out loud images before everyone realises that something must be done. The solution is simple when everyone works together.
The text is minimal. I recommend this strong new talent in the making. The book has a strong climate change and community message that is vital for everyone now. This is a book that will appeal to all ages even though it is intended for the young. I look forward to seeing much more from Mariajo.
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Flooded is the funny and beautifully illustrated tale of animals who live in a city that is ever so slowly flooding. The flood comes gradually at first. All the animals ignore the obvious and go about their busy lives, disjointed from one another and preoccupied by their own problems. Eventually, the flood water reaches a height that they can no longer ignore and they have to work together to save their city. All the animals join together in a line and pull out the plug that is drowning the city.
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This is an exceptionally illustrated story that teaches a message not to let problems fester and with a little team work and community spirit, no problem is insurmountable.
Mariajo Ilustrajo is a multi-award-winning author-illustrator based in the UK. Her debut Flooded published in 2022 to widespread global acclaim: it was sold into 22 languages, won a score of prestigious literary prizes and received glowing international reviews. Her second and third books Lost (2023) and I Hate Love Books (2024) were published to the same fanfare, both shortlisted for Carnegie Medals for Illustration, with her fourth book Oh, Carrots publishing in paperback in 2026, alongside new picture book Unexpected Guests .
Mariajo loves to cook and to draw, and fills dozens of sketchbooks with her daily scribbles.
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Flooded is the funny and beautifully illustrated tale of animals who live in a city that is ever so slowly flooding. The flood comes gradually at first.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Flooded and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Flooded features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Fiction, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Animal Stories
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Flooded was written by Mariajo Ilustrajo and published by Frances Lincoln Childrens Books an imprint of Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Flooded has 40 pages
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