Book reviews by Harriet Davies
Mabel and the Big Wide World by Paul Stewart, illustrated by Jane Porter
Mabel and the Big Wide World is a truly wonderful book that any child below the age of 7 would be delighted to read. The images in this book are stunning with detailed collages of landscapes, flowers and life.
Griselda Snook’s Spectacular Books by Barry Timms, illustrated by Laura Borio
Griselda Snook’s Spectacular Books is a great picture book full of friendly, Halloween-themed characters that will excite any reader of lower primary school age. Timms shows the reader that books can be for everyone.
Nora and the Map of Mayhem by Joseph Elliott
Nora and the Map of Mayhem is a laugh-out-loud child’s, fiction book with character growth and development throughout. Joseph has you gripped from the start with hilarious anecdotes and beastly monsters that you can picture vividly in your mind.
The Tindims of Rubbish Island and the Deep Sea Treasure by Sally Gardner & Lydia Corry
The Tindims of Rubbish Island and the Deep Sea Treasure is a lovely story written with great imagination. It is easily accessible and written in dyslexia friendly font. I also enjoyed the way each chapter is summarised before it starts.
Aya and the Star Chaser by Radiya Hafiza
Aya and the Star Chaser is beautifully entwined with traditional Bengali folklore. This gothic fairy tale explores good versus evil, the love of family and conquering the darkest of enemies.
