Room 13 Reviews

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Jack

By Mike and Esther Fitzpatrick

Reviewed by Molly Turpin, Room 13

This story is about a young bird who was born small and weak. He was adopted by a loving, caring family who soon figured out that he could not fly. They helped him day and night and soon enough he could fly!

It is first set in a nice lady’s house and then it is set in Jessica’s house.

The main characters in the story are Jack (bird), Jessica and Jessica’s family .

I enjoyed this story because I thought it was really sweet and quite cute.

I would recommend it to ages six and up because it is a story about hope and not giving up.

Flat Stanley

By Jeff Brown

Reviewed by Georgia Knowles, Room 13

Setting – California, home, museum, doctors and the park.

Main Characters – Stanley, Arthur (Stanley’s brother).

Plot – Stanley Lambchop was an ordinary boy until something extraordinary happened… Stanley had a very unusual problem and the doctors couldn’t seem to find a cure for it. But having this problem wasn’t as bad as you might think. Stanley even dresses up as Little Bo-Peep and catches thieves! Some of the other amazing things he can do are; slide under doors, fit into big envelopes, become a surfboard and become a kite! What ever will happen to Stanley? Will he ever turn back into an ordinary boy?

Recommendation – I recommend this book for children aged 5 – 7 because the illustrations and the text are suitable for that age. Preschoolers will also enjoy having the book read to them.

Marcial's mad book review.

A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons, written by Cressida Cowell.

This is a new book in the "How to train your dragon" series of fiction for 8 to 13 year old readers.
This book is about Hiccup and his friends. They are lost in the library and Driller Dragons and Madguts are chasing after them. It's Hiccup's 3rd birthday (but he was born in a leap year).
I started reading this series when a book of the series "How To Cheat A Dragon's Curse" came to our school library.
A Hero's Guide To Deadly Dragons is a funny and exciting story.

For the Seniors - the latest Measle story

A few years ago Mrs Blair introduced her class to the character, Measle. Any book in this series has become very popular with the seniors. These books are written by Ian Ogilvy, and kept in the senior fiction area, OGI.
Annabelle has read and reviewed our latest book in the series, Measle and the Slitherghoul.
Measle is an imaginative boy who is great at problem solving. The Slitherghoul breaks into Measle's home and slurps Measle's friends and Nanny into his body. The story tells how Measle tries to release his friends while not being captured himself.
I rate this book very highly because of its great descriptive language. Once started, it is hard to put down. Children from 10 years old could read this independently, while younger children would enjoy it being read to them.

New Book Review by Ariana Room 3

Marmaduke Duck and the Marmalade Jam
written by Juliette MacIver (a New Zealand author), illustrated by Sarah Davis.
Marmaduke Duck's favourite thing is to make Marmalade Jam, and then eat it.
She is followed into the river by ducks, a dog, a frog, a hog, a rat, a cat, a gnat, a bat, a lamb, a ram, all wanting to taste the jam.
The Llama get to the pot of jam and eats it. Marmaduke gets very upset, but the farmer makes the animals happy again.

I like this book. It has rhymes and great pictures. Boys and girls who are 5 to 10 years old will like it.