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Judy Moody by Megan MacDonald
Look it’s Friday, and I’ve done a book review! Do you have an 7-8 year old girl? Then go to the library and get her a Judy Moody book. I really like Judy and so did my girls. Children like Judy’s zaniness, parents will appreciate that Judy is a pretty normal kid, with a normal [...]
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The Rainbow Magic Fairies by Daisy Meadows
Last week we had our fortnightly library trip. G2 got out about 10 books, all of them were Rainbow Magic Fairy books. I tolerate this because G2 is a 7 year old girl. The first thing I want to say about these books is Daisy Meadows is not a real person, it is a pseudonym [...]
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Chinatown Girl by Eva Wong Ng
This weeks book review is a little late due to good weather, I’ve been outside gardening! Chinatown Girl is part of the Scholastic ‘My Story’ series. I thought about reviewing the series as a whole but decided not to. Partly because the books are written by different authors and partly because this book deserves its [...]
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The Roman Mysteries by Caroline Lawrence
The Roman Mysteries are a series of books written by Caroline Lawrence, an American living in London. Lawrence has degrees in classical history and has taught classic history to children. These skills are evident in her writing. The basic theme is very ‘famous five’. Four children, not a lot of adult supervision and a mystery [...]
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Book Review – When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Judith Kerr is a British author best known for her children’s picture books. She is the author/illustrator of the Mog books and ‘The Tiger who Came to Tea’. I like these books a lot. Kerr was not born in Britain. She is German and her Jewish father was an outspoken critic of Hitler. In 1933 [...]
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They Came on Viking Ships – Jackie French