Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Alison Urquhart
08 August 2016;

Genre: Adventure

This was a truly excellent book and I was hooked from the start but then, it falls squarely within a genre I love. The characters are feisty but not rude, they are adventurous but not excessive. There are elements of romance but it is not the focus of the book. I liked that there was little swear...

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Name: Alison Urquhart
08 August 2016;

Genre: Adventure

This book falls into the Diary of a Wimpy Kid / Timmy Failure type of category. I personally don't like Wimpy Kid as I find him too annoying and whiny. I also find the books very amoral. However I am aware that they are staggeringly popular with the pupils who borrow from our school library and w...

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Name: Victoria Dilly
03 August 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Lennie is a great big blundering boy in the body of a 22 year old man, his mental health issues causing him to behave without thought for the consequences of his actions. It his loyal and faithful cousin, George, acting on a promise to his dying father, who picks up the pieces and cleans up the m...

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Name: Kyle Matravers
28 July 2016;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Dotty Detective: The Paw Print Puzzle is an enjoyable read for children between five and eight. The story is part of the Dotty Detective series and is a good introduction to the diary genre. Presented in a very similar way to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, children will find this book accessi...

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Name: Marie Berry
18 July 2016;

Genre: Adventure

This new take on the traditional tale of Sleeping Beauty is a refreshing and interesting story. Sticking with original story, a young baby is cursed by a wicked witch, that on her 16th birthday, she will prick her finger and sleep for one thousand years. However the story is placed in a more mo...

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Name: Marie Berry
14 July 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Philippa Leathers' How to Catch a Mouse is an endearing tale about Clemmie, who is a little cat who wants to catch a mouse. But the mouse in question has other ideas, disguising himself throughout the book and throwing Clemmie off the sent with lots of similar decoys. As Clemmie tries hard to f...

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Name: Marie Berry
14 July 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Too many carrots is a lovely story with a familiar structure that is always a winner with young children. Fantastic, eye catching illustrations will engage children. The story tells the tale of Rabbit who loves carrots and how his carrot craving gets him into trouble when he ends up with nowhere...

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Name: Marie Berry
14 July 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Loved this book. I've never read an Anna Hibiscus story before, but I will definitely be looking at them now. In double trouble we hear all about how Anna Hibiscus' world is turned upside down when her mother gives birth to twin bothers. Atinuke tackles the issues surrounding a new baby in the...

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Name: Marie Berry
14 July 2016;

Genre: Adventure

Unmistakably a Quentin Blake book, with its familiar illustrative style, Ace Dragon Ltd is an immediate draw. I enjoyed sharing this one with my six year old son. It is a slightly more detailed story, but I love the way the pictures tell the story at different parts. This is a fairly pacey st...

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Name: Marie Berry
14 July 2016;

Genre: Friends and family

My grandparents love me is a very sweet little tale. Its easy reading rhyming couplets make it a lovely bedtime read. If you have sets of grandparents who are hands on and active then this book is about them and your little one will enjoy comparing the lovely things they do with those in the bo...

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