A fantastic story with refreshingly bright illustrations which have been hand-drawn and painted by Nic Phine, Lum contains life lessons of learning to share problems and how to make friends, and also features an important anti-bullying message. Younger readers will love the story itself, while older readers will also grasp the underlying morals. This picture book will be enjoyed best by children aged 0 - 7 years old. Lum is a wonderful picture book to read aloud, drawing the young reader into a far-off place where imagination is overblown and children are scared by an unseen 'monster'. The illustrations keep the story from being too scary as the children in the book learn to cope with their fears as they search for Lum, who it turns out is more fluffball than scary monster, and they all learn a lesson as well as gaining a new friend.