Children Book Reviews
Filter:
-
Little Legends - The Magic Looking Glass
Name: Beth Grant
16 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a fantastic little story. I love the way that the story weaves in different fairytale characters and introduces them to the reader in a way that they may have not seen them before. Children will also love the whole idea of a Story Tree. It is a magical story which makes you want to read...
-
See You in the Cosmos, Carl Sagan
Name: Natalie Plimmer
12 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This interesting debut novel is largely narrated by Alex Petroski, an 11 year old boy who is a budding rocket scientist. Following in the footsteps of his hero, Carl Sagan, after whom he named his dog, he creates a Golden iPod full of different sounds that he has recorded. Like Sagan, whose Gol...
-
The Lotterys Plus One
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
The Lotterys are a very happy family, living a unique lifestyle. Having won the lottery, their parents do not have to work, but can devote themselves to family - and community - life. And when your family is composed of four parents, seven children and five pets, that's a really good thing! Nine...
-
A Piglet Called Truffle
Name: Beth Grant
02 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Jasmine is a little girl who loves pigs. Her mum is a vet and one night Jasmine accompanies her Mum to tend a sick animal at a farm. While she is there Jasmine finds a little piglet which is the runt of the litter. Full of love for this piglet she takes it home and nurses it back to health. She n...
-
Lots
Name: Alice Bold
28 February 2017;Genre: Adventure
What an enticing way to explore the different landscapes our world offers, and how humans have left their footprint on it. From the wilds of Antartica to the deserts of Alice Springs and the bustling neighbourhoods of Cairo, this descriptive and evocative book brings the corners of the world to l...
-
Attack of the Alien Dung
Name: Alison Urquhart
25 February 2017;Genre: Adventure
I have to confess that, despite loving some of Gareth P. Jones's books (the Steam Punk Pirates for younger readers and Constable and Toop for older readers), I was somewhat put off by the cover of this book although I can see it appealing to boys of a certain age! The book introduces the key cha...
-
Dotty Detective: The Midnight Mystery
Name: Lucy Newton
29 January 2017;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Dot, Beans and McClusky the dog form their very own super-secret detective agency called the Join the Dots Detectives. This is their third adventure after 'Supersecret Agent' and 'The Pawprint Puzzle'. The children prepare to embark on a three day school trip on the Adventure Camp Nature Trail....
-
Lyttle Lies - The Pudding Problem
Name: Lauren Maidman
29 January 2017;Genre: Adventure
Sam Lyttle is a compulsive liar, who obviously cannot help it! The story shows the tales of Sam who keeps lying at home and school, which has led him into big trouble with the school bully, Feeny. Sam tries to get his way out of situations through lying, only making them worse. Not only has he go...
-
Radio Boy
Name: Jane Allen
24 January 2017;Genre: Friends and family
Radio Boy, by DJ and stand-up comedian Christian O'Connell, is a funny and also very real story about friendship, homework, and following your dreams. 11-year-old Spike's favourite hour of the week is when he's running his hospital radio programme, so when he loses his program...
-
Name: Linda Brown
22 January 2017;Genre: Historical Fiction
Evie's Ghost is a low fantasy book written in the same vein as Tom's Midnight Garden. It tells the story of a young girl named Evie, who feels that life is being very unfair to her as her mom has recently re-married, gone on her honeymoon and left her with a very elderly godmo...
