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  • The Bad-tempered Ladybird

    The Bad Tempered Ladybird

    Name: Tara Casey
    27 March 2010;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    Love the book. It's feisty and really makes the kids listen to the moral and it isn't written in a sickly way.

  • Five Minutes' Peace

    Five Minutes Peace

    Name: Tara Casey
    27 March 2010;

    Genre: Humour

    Funny, warm and familiar.

  • Princess Poppy: The Tooth Fairy

    The Tooth Fairy

    Name: Tara Casey
    27 March 2010;

    Genre: Picture Books

    The illustrations are very pretty. I would not have dreamt of buying such a girly book but luckily a friend gave this to us. My daughter (3 yrs) adores it, and indeed the others from the 'Princess Poppy' range. Janey certainly understands what little girls want from a book ( though not the adult...

  • A Sunny McCloud Book: Smile

    Smile

    Name: Tara Casey
    27 March 2010;

    Genre: Real life

    I really liked the illustrations in this book. It was a 'feel good' story. The negative was that I felt that the language and structure were very similiar to Charlie and Lola. Nice book though.

  • Super Duck

    Super Duck

    Name: Tara Casey
    27 March 2010;

    Genre: Humour

    We thought this was a very entertaining book with great verse. The children loved it as it was so slapstick.

  • When Lulu Went to the Zoo

    When Lulu went to the zoo

    Name: Tara Casey
    27 March 2010;

    Genre: Animals

    The illustrations and font are great. The tenet of animals being free is also a good one but I can't help feeling it's a bit lost on a 3-5 year old. Enjoyable none the less.

  • Why the Whales Came

    Why the Whales Came

    Name: Georgia Age 8
    07 March 2010;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    I loved in this book and how, at the end, fabulous Michael Morpurgo only then explains about the whales. That's when you finally find out about the dying whales. This book is my best book yet and it gets five stars from me. Gracie was just like my character in real life. Always waiting for anoth...

  • Twilight

    Twilight

    Name: Meggan Age 13
    03 March 2010;

    Genre: Supernatural

    It is very interesting and I didn't want to put it down once I started reading it.

  • A Gathering Light

    A Gathering Light

    Name: James Age 13
    23 October 2009;

    Genre: Books set in the past

    I wouldn't really recomend this book as the events are static and all the events move along too slowly.

  • A Gathering Light

    A Gathering Light

    Name: Ellie Age 14
    23 October 2009;

    Genre: Books set in the past

    I thought the book was really interesting and I liked the way the author linked Grace Brown's murder with Mattie's life.