Children Book Reviews

Name: Josie Age 11
26 November 2017;

Genre: Friends and family

This book is amazing. Each page is filled with unexpected drama and makes it impossible to put down! I would DEFINITELY recommend it - and I assure everyone who reads it will find it just as thrilling as I did!!!

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Name: Joseph Age 10
24 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

I liked the plot of the book because the characters (Jones,Ruby and Thomas Gabriel) go to lots of different places. This makes it interesting to read. I recommend this book for age 8 and over.

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Name: Alison Kelly
23 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

The Rainmaker Danced is another wonderful collaboration between the irrepressible John Agard and illustrator Satoshi Kitamura. As ever, Agard's themes are wide-ranging and thought provoking. The Rainmaker in the title is none other than a shape-shifting duck as we learn in the witty 'The Rainma...

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Name: Marie Aldridge
23 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

We are a home educating family and we have being using Caroline's books for the last three years at STEM home-ed groups. This book is clear and colourful and has some updated projects from the previous books and also some new ideas such as making and programming a set of traffic lights. For chi...

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Name: Emily Marcuccilli
20 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This book looks set to be a popular read among our Year 3 and 4 pupils who I am sure will be drawn in by the delightful, humorous and gently spooky illustrations by Kathryn Durst. In this story, young Vlad Impaler finds himself failing his vampire education (he scores an E minus for both bat-mor...

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Name: Jane Welby
20 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This is a delightful book. I have just read it in a sitting and been moved to tears! Two children stranded in a snow storm are rescued by the dog. It is a poignant tale of survivals and rescues - and the power of loving relationships. 96 pages / Ages 7+ / Reviewed by Jane Welby, school librarian.

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Name: Emily Marcuccilli
20 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

I have a very enthusiastic army of Claude fans at my school so I anticipate great excitement about the arrival in the library of Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure. They are sure to be drawn in by the highly appealing look of this book with its orange, black and white colour palette and the deligh...

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Name: Wendy Lomas
20 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This 120 page book has 25 ingenious projects and challenges to test and develop design, creativity and engineering skills. The projects are clearly laid out in colour with a nice mix of illustrations and photographs alongside the step-by-step instructions, and use cheap, everyday and recycled hou...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
17 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

It's Christmas Eve and, convinced that he is responsible for killing Father Christmas (and causing his parents to argue), Jo-Jo embarks on a daring plan to make amends. With the aid his pillowcases, long-forgotten toys and his mother's red coat, he plans to save Christmas - for his street, at lea...

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Name: Alison Kelly
13 November 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Produced in conjunction with SLAMbassadors and Pop-Up, the impressive Otter-Barry publishing company is showcasing young 'rising stars'; in its latest volume of poetry. With stars in the ascendency, it seemed fitting that I turned firstly to Ruth Awolola's 'A Love Letter to the Stars' (p.17). T...

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