Category: Book Reviews – Kids
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Wonder by R. J. Palacio
Review by Polly Read Wonder is about ten year old August “Auggie” Pullman, a boy who is a completely nomad kid that enjoys playing computer games, science and is a massive Star Wars fan. August though has got a rare facial disfigurement, that makes social situations very difficult. Due to his condition, August has been…
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The Cat Who Saved The Library by Sõsuke Natsukawa
Review by Polly Read The Cat Who Saved The Library is about thirteen-year-old Nanami Koskake who loves books and reading. Her favourite place is the local library where she is a frequent visitor. But when books start disappearing from the shelves without being borrowed or returned, Nanami gets suspicious about who could be taking them.…
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Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
Review by Polly Read This book was recommended to me by a friend. She said that it was extremely good, and it is full of magic and unicorns. I did a bit of research about the story and found that it was described as the new Harry Potter. As I like this type of book,…
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How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
How To Train Your Dragon is the first book in Cressida Cowell’s 12-part series. This book introduces readers to key characters like the Vikings Hiccup, Snoutlout, Fishlegs, and the lovable dragon Toothless, who appear throughout the series. If you’ve watched the movies or TV series, you’ll recognise these characters, though there are subtle differences between the…
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Grimwood by Nadia Shireen
Grimwood is the first book in a series of four, centred around the adventures of two foxes, Ted and Nancy. After an incident with an evil cat named Princess Buttons, they are forced to leave their home in the ‘Big City’ and move to the fictional forest of Grimwood. However, their move does not free them from…
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Castle of Adventure by Enid Blyton
Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack are back for another adventure. Staying at a holiday cottage in the Scottish countryside, the children are excited to find a mysterious castle shares the hillside. However, when investigating the castle they undercover a sinister plot… If you’ve read any of the other books in this series, then you’ll know…
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Bored? Ah well, just jump in your car and take a drive through The Phantom Tollbooth. That’s not what Milo planned to do, but when he did —— an amazing world of fascination and wonder confronted him. The Phantom Tollbooth isn’t just another adventure story, it’s a voyage of discovery. A discovery of language, imagination…
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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
This book is part of our Centenary Collection. This is a dramatisation for all seven books in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. Everyone knows the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but the other books in the series are also great, my favourite is the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The stories have been…
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Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton
This book is part of our Centenary Collection. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Famous Five and spent my childhood reading and rereading the books. I was curious to see if they still held appeal as an adult, so decided to listen to one on BorrowBox. I wasn’t disappointed, this title had a…
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The Sleepy Pebble and other stories, by Professor Alice Gregory and Christy Kirkpatrick
The Sleepy Pebble and other stories is a collection of short stories which are designed to be calming at bedtime.