Families Book Reviews

Name: Marie Berry
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

The Book of Opposites is a great book that can be read with the earliest of ages and is of use to children from babies to primary age. Sarah Dyer fills every page with bright and colourful illustrations of many different opposites. The text is wonderful to use as as simple naming text and with...

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Name: Marie Berry
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

I am a clever cat is a fun and engaging story about Stockton, a cat who thinks he is very clever at everything he does. Especially knitting, and the story goes through his skills at knitting. The end result is that Stockton really isn't that good at knitting and ends up in a big mess! It's his f...

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Name: Marie Berry
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Spots or Stripes is a beautifully vivid story. It's bright and eye catching illustrations are an instant draw. The story is fun and a great hook into themes which younger children find difficult such as discussion and politics. In this story a tiger and cheetah argue over whether spots or str...

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Name: Marie Berry
27 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Kings of the Castle is a beautifully illustrated and thought provoking book. The main character, George is a little monster who goes off for an adventure while his family spend the night at the beach. George tries his best to build a sandcastle but his little pet Boris has other ideas. Things...

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Name: Sarah-Louise
26 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

I was never a 'girly' girl, choosing to spend my childhood playing with boys toys and reading scary stories. So when I received this book I groaned. However I was pleasantly surprised the instant I chose to really look at it. The cover is very pretty, the animated characters and bright colours a...

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Name: Alyson Dove
26 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

What a fun way to introduce a variety of different creatures to younger children. The young narrator gives us a 'snapshot' of each of the animals, fish and insects he has come across in his travels; these are mapped on an atlas at the front of the book, according to the different habitats - jungl...

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Name: Kyle Matravers
25 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Knight in Training: Spots, Stripes and Zigzags is the 4th instalment of the Knight in Training series and continues to follow the journey of Sam J.Butterbiggins as he strives to become a fully fledged Knight. In this story, Sam has to solve the riddle to find his knightly shield with the help...

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Name: Angela Black
25 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

My eight year old and I have poured over these pages, with each new spread bringing different wonders and exploration. In essence, Illuminature presents a variety of landscapes, flora and fauna, ranging from the icy wastes of the Antarctic to the stony heights of the Andes, the depths of Loch Lom...

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Name: Wesley Age 12
20 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

It is an amazing thriller and the suspense that builds up is amazingly done by Allan Gibbons. A real page turner.

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Name: Jayne Gould
20 September 2016;

Genre: Adventure

From a land before time comes a hero for today! In attempting to thwart evil criminal mastermind Ergo Ego, super spy Agent Gambit's brainwaves were stolen. Luckily the spy-entists of Department 6 were able to retrieve them and transfer them to the body of a dinosaur, creating the first ever Supe...

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