Book review page
Please give your book reviews to Mr Mason and share your opinions with your friends on this new webpage.
| Book cover thumbnail | Book title, author and review |
|---|---|
| HERE I AM SAID SMEDLEY by Simon Puttock Smedley is very shy but there is a big girl who stands out and she sits next to Smedley. One day the big girl says to Smedley "do you know it is best if you stand out".I did not like it when he went to his grandma's house. Holly B |
|
| HOW TO AVOID KISSING PARENTS by Steven Appleby My pet mad kid Vicky has a nervous newt named Nicky, a rat called Ricky, a mouse called Mickey, plus a stick insect called Sticky Dicky. I liked the jokes. Jasmine R |
|
| JACK STALWART by Elizabeth Singer Hunt This book is about a boy who saves the world from a dinosaur. I liked the bit where the dinosaur broke through the door. Matthew D |
|
| ATTACK OF THE TENTACLED TERROR by Susan Gates George was going on holiday to Aunt Primroses house. He did not know that Aunt Primroses sister Violet was a sea hag. He also did not know that his Aunty had the powers of a cuttlefish. I liked it when the sea hag jumped into the sea. Harriette |
|
 |
CARS The town awoke to a newly paved section of road. It was beautiful even Doc looked impressed, but he still did not trust Mc Queen. I did not like it when McQueen lost. Haider |
 |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JO-JO! by George Birkett It is Jo-Jo's birthday and she is having a hide and seek party. She has a little sister. She makes a cake. Her friends are called Poppy, Ted and Ziggy. I didn't like the part when she was opening all the presents. Holly B |
 |
POSTMAN PAT'S DIFFICULT DAY by John Cunliffe Postman Pat has a busy day and he hurts his arm because he is in a rush. Lauren W |
 |
SOCCER STARS COLLECTION by Rob Childs The Swifts play in a charity cup in which many starts from the past are playing an exhibition game. I liked when the Swifts scored from a free kick. I would have liked more pictures. Sam N |
 |
ROBIN HOOD by Roger Lancely Green Robin Hood saved Will from the sheriff. He remained quietly in Sherwood Forest. I liked the illustrations. Tom C |
 |
I WANT TO BE by Tony Ross The time has come to grow up thought the little princess. I wonder how I should do it? I liked the bit when she was tall. Jessica C |
 |
COSMIC COUSINS by Nancy Hayashi She had a letter from cosmic cousin. She read about the invasion of the Pluto people. It started to get a bit boring when they were talking about halloween. Kirsten B |
 |
WINNIE'S MAGIC WAND by Valerie Thomas Winnie threw the dress into the washing machine. Then she threw in her towels, her pyjamas and her stripey tights. I liked the bit where the nagic show was on. I think it was a bit boring. Lauren W |
 |
FRANNY K STEIN by Jim Benton The book is about Franny the mad scientist. In the story Franny is different to all the other children. They thought she was weird and strange. The pictures were very good. Matthew D |
 |
DIGGER AT SCHOOL by Barbara Mitchellhill There was a boy called Ben. There was a dog called Digger. Ben had to take Digger to school. They had to take Digger to school because they were drawing him. I didn't like the part when they did a magic trick with the children. There were too many pictures in the book. Ella W |
 |
THE MERMAN by Dick King-Smith On Zeta's tenth birthday she saw a Merman swimming with seals and suddenly the Merman swam upwards and scared Zeta. I liked it when the boy met the Merman. Macie H |
 |
THE FAIRY TALE PRINCESS by Katie Chase Rosie found horses being whisked off through the air. When she opened her eyes she saw a dragon then something pushed her. It was a princess! I liked when Isabella opened the secret passage. Harriette C |
 |
PUSS-IN-BOOTS by Janet Hillman There was an old miller in a village who had three sons. When the miller died two became very greedy and decided to keep the mill and donkey. The youngest one said "What shall I do?" . "You keep the cat and keep out of the way." My favourite part was when the cat and one of the sons ran away. Ellie W |
 |
COUNTDOWN by Anne Fine It's about James and a gerbil. I liked the pictures. It was a bit boring and there were too many pictures. Georgia H |
|
A DRAGON IN THE MOUNTAIN by Shelia McCullagh It's all about children trying to stop a dragon from getting people. The best bit was when the dragon came. I didn't like the part when they planted the seeds. Katherine T |
 |
JUSTIN STRIKES AGAIN by Bernard Ashley I liked when Justin scores. I didn't like when they won the match. It was quite interesting but I would have liked it more if it had more pictures. Matthew |
 |
EDWARD ARDIZZONE'S HANS ANDERSEN by Edward Ardizzone This is a story of a very wicked little troll. One day he made a mirror which had most extraordinary powers. Everything good that was reflected in it vanished into nothing. I liked the bit were the witch turned fat in the mirror. I didn't like the witch. She was absolutely horrid to the people. Jasmine R |
 |
DEAR TOOTH FAIRY by Alan Durant Holly had a wobbly tooth. Holly writes a letter to the tooth fairy. She asks the tooth fairy lots of questions. Every night Holly puts letters and her teeth under her pillow. I like the book because there are small letters in it. Amna S |
 |
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE by J.K. ROWLING The book is about the Tri Wizard Tournament where four wizards compete in a magical contest. The winner will receive eternal glory. My favourite part was when they got the egg off the dragon. I like all the Harry Potter books. Sam N |
 |
SOPHIE'S TOM by DICK KING-SMITH A little girl called Sophie loves animals and wants to be a lady farmer when she is grown up. Sophie finds a cat and names it Tom. My favourite part was when we found out that Tom was a girl and had kittens. Meggie A |
 |
TELEPHONE TED by JOAN STIMSON Teddy was bored. Charlie was at school. Mum was busy and the phone kept ringing. I liked the part when Teddy was happy because he had a friend. It was funny. William H |
 |
PINOCCHIO by CARLO COLLODI There was an old man called Geppetto. He made a puppet of wood. He named him Pinocchio. He wished he was a real boy and all of a sudden the puppet came to life and he was a real boy. I liked the parts when Pinocchio's nose grew so big and when he became a real boy. It was an interesting story and funny and makes us understand not to lie or our noses will grow. Luke C |
 |
OPERATION ITCHY by JEANNE WILLIS It is about a dog who is a secret agent. He is going to stop mega fleas froom spreading on dogs. Mad Manx is making the fleas spread. I liked the part where Agent Barker does a karate kick on Mad Manx and he falls into the pool of mega fleas. I liked the story but also there are flaps and maps to look at. William M |
 |
MR MAJEIKA AND THE GHOST TRAIN by HUMPHREY CARPENTER Mr Majeika taught class three and one day he let them go to Adventure Galaxy as a school trip. Hamish had a girlfriend called Wilhelmina Warlock. She was a witch. My favourite part was when Jody saw a little hatch. It was too heavy so she called for Hamish and she lifted it with him. I liked it because I like spooky things. Ruth H |
 |
HORRID HENRY TRICKS THE TOOTH FAIRY by FRANCESCA SIMON Perfect Peter lost a tooth and Horrid Henry was very jealous so one dark night he took his halloween fangs and put them under his pillow. In the morning he found the fangs still lying there. My favourite but was when Henry took his halloween fangs . It's funny and I think you might love to read it. Yasmin H |
 |
THE CRYSTAL SLIPPER Alice went to a castle and some twins wanted to wear the crystal slipper and broke the glass case and Alice got the blame. I liked the part when Alice tried on the crystal slipper. I liked the story because it was interesting. Ashleigh G |
 |
HORRID HENRY'S REVENGE by TONY ROSS Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter get in a cat fight. My favourite bit was when Boss Bill told Horrid Henry to photocopy his bottom and lots of pictures of his bottom came out. The book was really interesting and it was fun to read and it had some funny parts in it. Jack L |
 |
HORRID HENRY by TONY ROSS One day Horrid Henry was naughty at school. He never did as he was told and he went to the headteacher. He told lies to the teacher so he was not allowed to go to football and he went to it. My favourite part was when he got told off. I thought it was good. Nicky M |
.gif) |
THE LITTLE MERMAID The Little Mermaid dreamed of a handsome prince and one day she went up on top of the sea and saw a handsome prince sailing by. Suddenly a storm came by and the ship sank down and the prince went under the water. But then the Little Mermaid rescued the prince. I thought the book was very good. Jay R |
| THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF by JUDY HAMILTON The boy shouted wolf three times. The first two times the villagers came because they believed him but the third time they did not and there really was a wolf. My favourite part was when the boy shouted to the villagers "Wolf, Wolf" and they came running. I liked it because it was funny and sad. Kyle A |
|
 |
THE TWITS by ROALD DAHL Mr and Mrs Twit do some terrible things to each other. Mrs Twit put her glass eye into Mr Twit's beer. Mr Twit put a big green frog in Mrs Twit's bed. My favourite part was when the Muggle-Wump monkeys put the Twits upside down. I liked the book because it was funny. Emma T |
 |
BACK-TO-FRONT BENJY by DICK KING-SMITH Maggie and Bill both liked travelling backwards on a train. When they had a baby called Benjy he did everything backwards but one day there was a storm and Benjy went back to normal. My favourite part was when he went back to normal. It was really well described. Amy S |
 |
THE RETURN OF THE KILLER CAT by ANNE FINE The vicar comes to cat sit the cat Tuffy because the owners go on holiday. The cat is mischievous, climbs up a tree and lands in Melanie's basket and she becomes the new owner. In the end the real family find the vicar is horrible to the cat. My favourite part of the book is when the cat went up the tree. I liked the book because the cat had an attitude. Holly M |
 |
THE SCHOOLMOUSE by DICK KING-SMITH Flora and her family live in a school. They hide from the teacher and the children . When they went out of the mousehole on the wall she learned to read and write. They began to go out of the school and they went into a wood. They ran away from the owl and Flora had some baby mice. My favourite part was when Buck got his tail cut off by the owl. It was a funny book. Ben H |
 |
THUNDERFOOT Mel needed to give Thunderfoot away but she didn't. My favourite part was the end because everyone was happy . I liked the book because it had good pictures in it. Lauryn G |
Last updated on 7 November, 2007
