Book Review

The Saddest King
By Chris Wormell

Reviewed by Angus

This story is about a town who had to be happy no matter what. The King banned anything that involved sadness, but the King got sad when his dog died so then he tore up the order that happiness was compulsory.

Book review by Angus

Mr Mayor's Pavlova Palaver
By Lucy Davey

Reviewed by Angus

This story is about a town whose eggs have been egg napped and the town had to work together to get there eggs back. It was a great book and has good great recipes in it.

Book Review by Caylah

Mahtab's Story
By Libby Gleeson

This is a fiction book inspired by a true story.
Its about a girl named Mahtab who lives in Afghanistan. Mahtab and her family are forced to leave their home and journey secretly through the rocky mountains to Pakistan. When her family get there her father leaves to go to Australia. Before he left he said he would send money for the rest of the family to come to Australia. Months go by without any sign of her father, so they decide to go to Australia. Will they ever find him. . .

This is a great book where Mahtab shows lots of Courage and Responsibility by looking after her younger siblings. This book would be suitable for 10 years and over. Great reading for people that love Adventure stories.

Book Review By Marie

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
By C S Lewis
Illustrated by Pauline Baynes

The novel ' Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' is a more detailed version of the movie. Most people would refer to the book because it has a better description to paint a picture in the readers mind that watching if on the big screen.

This fiction book will wisk you away on an amazing adventure. My opinion is this book is most likely to be enjoyed by approx ages 8 and up ( Even my Dad enjoyed it )

You can see Marie's wonderful illustrations on the Book Review Board.

Book Review

Sadie and Ratz
- Sonya Hartnett

Reviewed by Roie Rm 11

Hannah has a baby brother called baby boy. He keeps on drawing on walls and stuff and keeps on saying Sadie and Ratz did it. Hannah says that Sadie and Ratz are on holiday and then her mum and Dad don't believe her. Then after a whilde they do believe her.

Based on a true story.

Riie's favourite part was when their mum and dad found out the baby boy was being naughty by breaking stuff and pulling insects legs off.

Lots of different aged children would like it and both boys and girls would be interested in it.

Roie thought the book was cool and would rate it 10 out of 10.

Grandma McGarvey

Grandma McGarvey
By Jenny Hessell

When Grandma McGarvey goest to the dump she loads up her car with the most amazing things, from old false teeth to an overcoat made of elephant skin.

Stefania's Dancing Slippers

Stefania's Dancing Slippers
Written by Jennifer Beck and Pictures by Lindy Fisher.

Reviewed by Caylah

Stefania's Dancing slippers is based in Poland in 1939. Stefania's mother made her a pair of dancing slippers and her mother also said she would make her a dancing gown. Things didn't turn out that way. Instead her father went to war. One night some Russian soldiers came knocking on the door and told them to leave home.

I would recommend ages 7 to 9 would enjoy reading this book.

Book Review - Our Big Blue Sofa

Our Big Blue Sofa
By Tim Hopgood.
Reviewed by Caylah
This book is about two kids called Jessica and Tom and their big blue sofa. The have all kinds of adventures like pretneding to be underwater explorers on a big blue submarine. This book has cool funcky fabric on every page.

This book would be enjoyed by anyone between 5 to 7 years.

Bronze Awards

All of the Library Monitors achieved their
Bronze Library Award in Term 1.
For this they completed the following-

* Sort and shelve Picture Books acurately.
* Sort and shelve Fiction Books accurately.
* Issue and return Books.
* Tidy shelves in the library.
* Be an issuing/returns monitor for a junior class.
* Good attendance to library meetings and duty days.

Well done library monitors.

Dr Seuss

Check out Tegan's
Dr Seuss display.

Theme for Term 2 WATER

Check out our Water Display in the Library created by our Library Monitors with Mrs Evans help.

Book Review by Marie P

Princess Stories

Chosen by Anna Wilson

This book has 10 different princess stories written by different authors. Some princess’s in the book are very well behaved; some are not so well behaved. Some princesses are in love and some are big trouble……! It’s quite a funny book with lots of pictures and big printing so it’s easy to read.

Pony Pals

A Pony in Trouble

By Jeanne Betancourt

This book is about a sick pony with a mystery illness. Pam’s pony lightning has colic. (Colic is when a pony has a very upset stomach. This book has also got smallish printing, lots of pictures included. This book is great for pony mad people plus it’s a great story.

Animal Stories

By Betsy Byars,

This book has 3 stories in 1 book.

1. The winged colt of Casa Mia.

2. Stories from Firefly Island.

3. Farthing Wood.

The adventure begins.

This book has no pictures and very small print. But it’s still a great book.

Suitable for the more experienced reader.

Book Reviews

By Marie P.