She was small when she heard about them…the incredible freedom machines.
The incredible freedom machines is a beautifully written picture book that takes us on a journey of exploration, creativity and adventure into the unknown.
The machines this young girl seeks out are hard to come by but with perseverance and patience she finds one that is just right for her.
Once found she can escape the reality of the dreary life she lives behind fences and boundaries and seek places that smell delicious, taste like happiness and feel like home.
The incredible Freedom machines focuses in on the importance of imagination and the ability to find places to escape to when reality isn’t what we want it to be.
When I read this to the classes at school we found that the issues of children in refugee camps was something that came through in the illustrations by Matt Ottley — knowing that many of them would have to use their imagination every day so that life inside these camps would not get them down.
We loved the richness of the illustrations as the main character escapes her home and explores the big wide world.
The incredible freedom machines is a book to be read over and over, enjoying not only the flow of the story but also the deeper meanings within.
