Families Book Reviews
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Town Mouse, Country Mouse
Name: Emily Smith.
21 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
A simply gorgeous peep-through picture book that introduces us to one of Aesop's most well-known fables in a simple rhyming text. The detail in the images is a delight and simply demands exploration. We see what each mouse has packed - what would children pack for their own trips away? - and the...
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Waiting for Callback Take Two
Name: Sammy Age 13
21 March 2017;Genre: Friends and family
The story was clearly thought out well and I could tell the authors found pleasure in writing it. Overall this is an outstanding book.
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The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling
Name: Lucy Newton
20 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This story is about a little duckling who becomes lost at sea. He is on his way home to the farm with some other ducks when an unexpected storm whips the sea into a raging fury. As the storm settles, the sky is filled with fog and the little duckling feels all alone. Eventually, he comes across a...
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In Space
Name: Lucy Chambers
20 March 2017;Genre: Information books
I've seen two of the The Find Your Way series by Paul Boston - In Space and Underground. In this series of games, mazes and puzzle books readers embark on problem solving quests. In Underground, the task is to retrieve gold stolen from Gnomes by Luna the Dragon; in In Space the reader is on a mi...
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The Cherry Pie Princess
Name: Jayne Gould
20 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Princess Peony is the youngest of the royal family, with six older sisters, who as all good princesses should, only care about things like pretty dresses and shoes. Peony would rather be finding out and doing practical things, something their strict governess, Miss Beef, with her well-ordered tim...
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Follow Me Back
Name: Tom
19 March 2017;Genre: Real life
This is full of fast benders and U-turn that will always keep you hook. Without the boring "wittering" that most books like this fall into. I like the way that this is told through Facebook chat groups and various points of view from all the main characters.
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I'm Not a Serial Killer
Name: Tom
19 March 2017;Genre: Real life
I would recommend this book because it offers a chilling insight into our society and how unstable it can really be.
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In Space
Name: Columbia Age 9
19 March 2017;Genre: Information books
Zubaidah, Tanjina and Lamisha: We enjoyed the Rainbow Fields because the illustrations are so colourful. Doing all the tasks made us feel involved in the story. We liked the Zeebies in their colourful suits, floating around space and enjoyed helping them fix their rocket.
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Underground
Name: Columbia Age 9
19 March 2017;Genre: Information books
Nabila, Eva and Ava: we loved searching for the magic objects on the beautifully illustrated pages. We especially enjoyed the Hidden Lagoon challenge, looking for the glow-worm that didn't shine as brightly as the rest. We liked going round the path and doing the challenges.
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The Bolds On Holiday
Name: Eva Age 10
19 March 2017;Genre: Humour
I liked it when Bobby became a dog named Trumpy. My favourite character was Miranda because she's really exciting and always happy. I also liked the cartoon-style illustrations by David Roberts with speech bubbles. You know the book is going to be fun from the zany front cover.
