Reading Voyage Book Reviews 2005

Lucy Fargher aged 7 has written a review about ‘Lizzie Zipmouth by Jacqueline Wilson’. ‘I liked it because it made me happy and sad. The happy bit was when Lizzie got to play with Alice the Doll and she got to dress the other dolls I would like to be Lizzie because I like to play with dolls. The sad bit was when Great Gran was sick in Hospital, but it was happy again when she got better.’
***

Jessica Buttimore really enjoyed Mairi’s Mermaid by Michael Morpurgo. She writes: I did enjoy this book a lot although I maybe should pick a longer one next time. I liked its elegant illustrations. I picked a good one because I do like mermaids. I liked it when Mairi swims with the mermaid to the rock. I also liked the ending where her mum and dad congratulate her on learning to swim.

Jessica also liked the strange sounding book Iddy Bogey the Ogre Yogi by Jeanne Willis, Paul Korky (Illustrator). Jessica says that this book was very strange. ‘I loved the bit where the genie has to lose weight to fit inside the Lamp. I’ve read ‘Gorilla Granny’ before at school so I am familiar with this book title. I also liked the bit where the person wished to stand naked in the middle of the dessert and he had no riches or money to get some clothes from the stalls or the markets’

Thanks for those reviews Jessica.
***

Kelsey Moore picked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl as her ‘most treasured book’ Here is her book review: ‘I liked it because it was an interesting and exciting book’. Kelsey even wrote down her favourite chapters in the book. She seemed a bit sad that only Charlie left the Chocolate Factory. Thanks for doing the review Kelsey.
***

The legend of spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer was a bit young for me, but I enjoyed it all the same. It was about two boys who had been sent to do something ‘educational’ in the summer holidays; they get sent to the dreadful library where spud Murphy, the evil librarian lives. The story tells how the boys got through the terrifying weeks there, and what they get up to…..  10/10 By Joe

At the start of the holidays I got ‘The Amulet of Samarkand’ I started to read it and found it intensely dull, but I thought it would get better, as quite a few books are boring at the beginning. This one, however, was boring till half way through. It did not get better after that. I just gave up. It may get better later in the book, but I doubt it. 2/10 By Joe
***

Chloe Ryding enjoyed the Fox Friend by Michael Morpurgo. Chloe has drawn a picture from her favourite part of the story,  and coloured in one of the printed sheets.   In her book review she says she liked the book because it was exciting and very good.  She didn't like the end though.
***

Daniel McGee has been busy painting and crayoning one of the sheets, and drawn a picture of his favourite part of the story.  Daniel also enjoyed two books Killer Whale and High Tide Low Tide.
***

Meghan Crowe aged 12,  has enjoyed reading Shark Attack by Anthony Masters. Here is her book review. ‘I liked this book because it was thrilling and while I was reading it, it was like a rollercoaster ride, going up and down the scale of excitement. I would like to read more of the books that Anthony Masters has written, like, Hunted, Predator and Killer Instinct’. Meghan also read Vampirates by Justin Somper, but did not enjoy that as much as Shark Attack. 
***

Rollercoaster Book Reviews 2004

The Newcomer by Diane Redmond. Louise Kneen aged 9 has enjoyed this Pony Club book; it is the first in a series.
Louise writes: It is about a girl who wants to ride and likes this certain pony but it belongs to another person. I also liked it because there are three main characters and there are three main horses, there are not too many characters, which I like. I also liked it because under each chapter it tells you what the chapter is about, e.g. 2 A Room with a View. I like horses, so of course I liked this book, and at the end of the book, Polly who is the main character gets into a show, which is cool.
***

Sarah Thursfield aged 9, has been reading The Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society, by Adeline Yen Mah. Sarah writes 'the heroine was chucked out out of her house by her father and a group of boy acrobats take her in and teach her Kung-Fu', this book is a follow up to another book that this author wrote about her life in China that Sarah has also enjoyed. Sarah, has recently passed her Brownie Reading badge; if any other Brownies would like to try for this badge, I am only to happy to help.
***

Pure Dead Brilliant by Debi Gliori. Joe Littler thought this book was brilliant, here is his review: It is the third in the series and by far the best. Strega Borgia family - Senor-Senora Stringa Borgia, Titus Strega-Borgia, Pendora Strega Borgia and Damp Strega Borgia, the children's nanny Mrs Flora McLachlan and the cook Marie Bane, live in Stregaschloss by Lochnagargoyle in Scotland, (please note there are beasts as well). And..................I am not going to tell you what happens apart from there is some fiddling of time in this spec-tacular book. *Warning* this book is very hard to put down; always keep a torch by your bed in case of "I can't put this book down-itus". Read, reviewed and highly thought of by Joe Littler A FIVE STAR READ.
***

The Kingdom Under The Sea by Joan Aitken
This is a very exciting book. There are clever, exciting, magical and haunting stories. I liked the story called Baba yaga's Daughter, it made me gulp when it said Baba yaga eats men! It was so thrilling from start to finish. It made me lose track of time. I think it should have had more stories Reviewed by Maria Diack.
***

The Finger Eater by Dick King Smith
This book was very exciting and scary. It was awesome and scary. The Finger eater lives in a hole and under a steep bank. Reviewed by Chloe Ryding. This was also Chloe's Star Attraction book and the book 'that saved her from boredom'. Chloe also writes: from start to finish it was fun and exciting and every chapters have illustrations, and made the story easy to understand. The book that Chloe picked to 'Walk the plank' was The Cat Lady by Dick King Smith.
***

Jade Dorrington picked Cat and Mouse in Space by Ray Gibson as the book that 'Saved her from Boredom' Jade has also carefully coloured in one of the colouring sheets which will be on display with others in the Library.
***

Becky and Vicky Beavis have drawn and coloured in some of the activity sheets. Becky thinks the book that saved her from boredom was Tabby's C.A.T. by Stan Cullimore, and Vicky's Star Attraction Book is Pete and Polo's Nursery School Adventure by Adrian Reynolds, and she thought Harry's Stormy Night by Una Levy was the 'Book with Most Thrills'.
***