Wendy Meddour’s witty story telling style is perfect for this touching story which will encourage readers to see that it is fine to ask for help.
Cleo the camel is not used to asking for help. Instead, she is determined to believe that everything in her life is going well. She brushes off her great thirst when she has no water and she remains stoical when almost engulfed by a load of sand.
But, like everyone else, Cleo is sometimes overwhelmed and not completely fine after all. It takes her friend the ostrich to tell her that asking for help is quite ok. Carmen Saldana’s illustrations bring get warmth to this quirky story.
Reviewed by Julia Eccleshare M.B.E Julia Eccleshare has a lifetime of working within children’s books as a critic, an editor, an author and a commentator. More reviews by Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
About Cleo the Completely Fine Camel
Cleo is a COMPLETELY FINE camel. Really, everything is just great. Honestly.
Cleo is a COMPLETELY FINE camel. Really, everything is just great. Honestly.
A sweltering hot day? Well, Cleo has never felt better! Is she thirsty? No really she's fine. A desert sandstorm? Not a problem, because Cleo is FINE (even while buried under two feet of sand). It's only when an ostrich who tells it like it is turns up that Cleo has the courage to admit that, just maybe, she's not fine at all.
Teaches children through humour that it’s okay to admit you’re struggling.
Explores important well-being and relationship concepts, including confidence and self-esteem, following on from Peggy the Always Sorry Pigeon.
Features vibrant contemporary artwork from Carmen Saldaña.
‘The text is a timely reminder of the power of facing up to bullies... Readers will want to absorb the state of play through the pictures on each spread before turning the page to find out how the story pans out.’ - Books for Keeps
‘I loved reading the book!’ - Louis Theroux
Author
About Wendy Meddour
Wendy Meddour is a Doctor of English Literature and an internationally successful and award-winning children’s writer. Her debut children’s book, A Hen in the Wardrobe, was selected as one of the Guardian’s ‘Best 50 diverse Children’s Books since the 1950s’ and won the John C Laurence Award for writing that improves relations between races. Wendy is also the author of several picture books, including the highly acclaimed Lubna and Pebble. Wendy also teaches Creative Writing at Exeter University
Wendy grew up in a little seaside town called Aberystwyth. She is an internationally successful children’s writer, with books translated into multiple languages and featured on CBBC Newsround, Cbeebies Bedtime Story, and BBC Woman’s Hour.
Cleo is a COMPLETELY FINE camel. Really, everything is just great.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Cleo the Completely Fine Camel and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
Cleo the Completely Fine Camel features in the following genres: Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Wildlife, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Cleo the Completely Fine Camel was written by Wendy Meddour and published by Oxford University Press
Cleo the Completely Fine Camel has 32 pages
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