This
picture book is simply charming. The MacDonalds have a farm adjacent to
a body of water. They decide to buy an old boat and fix it up for
recreation on the water. They end up calling the boat, "Finntastic."
This is great read aloud because the sounds are unexpected. The sounds
accompany all the steps it takes to refurbish a boat. The pictures are
larger than life and very entertaining. From an adult viewpoint, I like
that the farmers sit on their front porch with their coffee. I think
this is when they are discussing the purchase of an old boat and they
are talking over their dreams with each other. At the end of the book,
they are seated by each other again having a soft drink. They have been
playing on the water all day! In this scene, I imagine they are
congratulating each other on their investment and how their TLC for the
boat paid off!
