Reading resources Book of the month About the book The Suitcase is an impressive multi-layered picture book with the story split very neatly between the words and the illustrations. A strange looking creature pulling a suitcase arrives one day and is met by a rabbit, a bird and a fox. His response when asked what is in his suitcase, makes the trio unsure whether he is telling the truth. The Suitcase gives us a wonderful opportunity to explore our reactions to someone or something unfamiliar to us – and to see how wrong we can get it! With underlying themes of mistrust and suspicion leading to kindness and empathy providing a great opportunity for conversation, this book is a must for everyone’s bookcase – child or adult. At Beanstalk we used The Suitcase as a focus for our reading helper learning and development discussions and proved just that. Take a look at this short film where Chris talks about his books, his nomination for the Kate Greenaway Award, libraries and becoming an illustrator. Buy this book via Bookshop.org here Manage Cookie Preferences