Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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The Poet's Dog
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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Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure
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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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
20 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
In this delightful picture book, Oliver Jeffers provides his baby son with a guide to help him to make sense of the world around him. Here We Are takes a wonderful child's-eye look at all we see around us from the stars in the sky to the differences between day and night and the diversity of peo...
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Build It (25 creative stem projects for budding engineers)
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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Giraffe and frog
Name: Marie Berry
17 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Giraffe and Frog is a beautifully illustrated picture book. Zerah Hicks tells the story of Giraffe and Frog who are going to the beach. However, giraffe doesn't listen to his friend Frog and instead takes himself off in the entirely wrong direction. The story then follows the pair as Giraffe k...
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I Killed Father Christmas
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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I Am Bat
Name: Marie Berry
17 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
I Am Bat is a sweet book that would be lovely to read with younger children. This book is very simple. Bat has cherries and he does not want to share them. he tells everyone not to take them and if they do he will be ferocious and scary. However, little paws and beaks start creeping down the p...
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Fish Dream of Trees and other curious verses
Name: Marie Berry
17 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Fish Dream of trees and other curious verses is a beautiful poetry book. It is full of simple, witty rhymes and verses that are all based around animals. This book would make a lovely introduction to Poetry for younger children. The added bonus is that Axel Scheffler's unmistakeable illustrati...
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Home Sweet Home
Name: Kyle Matravers
15 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a non-fiction book that tied in nicely with our Around the World topic in class. The book involves travelling around the world visiting peoples homes and yards to find out how they differ in each country. Each spread is narrated and written from the viewpoint of the household pet, which...
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The Great Paper Caper
Name: Aidan Severs
13 November 2017;Genre: Adventure
Crime novels aren't for children, are they? Are they? Well The Great Paper Caper is. As usual Oliver Jeffers matches his quirky imagery with text bursting with wry, dry humour. Someone is chopping down the trees, but who? And why? The inhabitants of the wood set out to discover the answers to the...
