The first thing that I enjoyed about this book, alongside the usual warmth and wit that comes with a lot of Jeffers’ work was the wonderful blend of artstyle between playful and comic to grand landscapes of American artist Alexander Dziquirski – this all helps bring a sense of silliness to the story of one boy and his very reluctant pet Moose.
The book proved that Jeffers’ is not just about young boys and penguins but is a modern fabulist who is beginning to tell stories of the human condition in a context which is a funny as it is beautiful. A story about ownership and asks whether we truly own some things or whether we just hold on to them until time and fate decrees otherwise.