Somebody Swallowed Stanley

What a fabulous book! Teaches children about the ocean and the importance of keeping it clean through a fun, interactive and engaging book, without preaching to them. Aimed at the year 3 age group, it is great for readers of every ability from the young just starting out to the readers who are slightly more advanced. Also great for reading to the little humans too - without them knowing you are really reading it for you!!!

A lovely, hard hitting story, about plastic pollution. Really nicely written for children to understand the importance of not throwing plastics in places they shouldn’t be. Nicely illustrated.

Bought for nephew called stanley. Ideal early school years reading with emphasis on not throwing plastic bags away. Illustrations colourful.

Bright colourful illustrations about the Adventures of a plastic bag travelling the oceans and Sky. A story of environmental issues. Miss Ruby Heart enjoyed it and gives it a 4 Paw rating 🐾🐾 = 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

We absolutely loved reading Somebody Swallowed Stanley. What a brilliantly clever way to educate little ones about the dangers of plastic pollution to ocean creatures. It’s a really fun and beautifully illustrated book that doesn’t shy away from sharing a strong environmental message. And it’s written by a real wildlife expert, which my nieces and nephews were most excited about. We can’t wait to read more of Sarah’s wonderful words, where will Stanley end up next? There are sadly too many examples of where plastic bags can end up these days...! Keep spreading these important messages Sarah.

A lovely little story that highlights the impact of plastic being left in our seas, done in a sweet and informative way.

After watching Tom Hardy read this delightful story on cbeebies Bedtime Stories my children requested we buy the book as they enjoyed watching it so much; my 4yo actually cried when it disappeared from the BBC iplayer (we have since found it on YouTube, thankfully!). I love the message this book is trying to convey, and both of my children have recognised the impact of litter. As a result we also bought another book by this author: Somebody Crunched Colin. I have a 7 year old and 4 year old whom both enjoy this story. My 7 year old is fully capable of reading this book alone however I like to read to them both together. However, I'm sure it's not a patch on Tom's reading. If only Tom Hardy were here to read it for my bedtime story...

FAB! we used this for our "under the sea" topic. Our Reception children went home and talked to their families about the plastic in the ocean. One child came in the following week to show me the bamboo straws her family bought to reduce their plastic use. We also retold this in our class assembly to school and parents with clips of Blue Planet- very powerful. Opened up an important conversion. Also found links to the authors marine videos too.