I’m very fond of the Mr Gumpy books by John Burningham. I love the illustrations and the bizarre happenings. Why does Mr Gumpy let so many people on his boat or in his car? Is he really lovely, or is he a bit daft?!
Concepts include fun, leisure, friendship, welcome, risk, kindness, naivety, community, generosity, stupidity, tolerance, mistakes.
There are many big questions which this story can inspire – for example:
Is it possible to be too nice?
Should we welcome everybody?
Would you rather be very generous or very selfish?
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