Goal-kicking Reviews

Stick Man by Julia Donaldson

Reviewed by Piers W. APS
Stick Man lives in the family tree with his stick lady love and stick children three. One day he goes out for a jog, the world can be a dangerous place.  A dog sees him and fetches and drops him again and again. Then a girl throws him into the river. Stick Man is floating. Then comes a swan, it uses him as a twig to weave into its nest. Stick Man just wants to be back in the family tree. Next a family find him at the beach and think he’ll make an excellent mast. Finally, a girl collects sticks for the fire and Stick Man is asleep in the grate. Santa falls into the room with a thump! He saves Stick Man and takes him back to the family tree.
I recommend this book for Kinder - Grade 2 and give it 9/10.

Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets by Dav Pilkey

Reviewed by Jesse O'N. APS
George and Harold’s school was having a science fair, but the boys were not allowed to come watch or participate. So they decided to ruin it instead. The boys, for a punishment, had to fill up the whole room’s chalk boards. When they had finished they had time to make a comic it was called Captain Underpants and the attack of the Talking Toilets. They wanted to know if there was a copier around, so they could make more. They found one put it on, but this was different because all the lights went out and the copier spat out some toilets. The toilets ate all the teachers except for Mr Krupp who heard fingers snapping and turned into Captain Underpants who defeated the toilets.
This book was funny and had lots of action.
I rate this book 8/10.
I recommend this book for ages 5 and over.

Mulga Bill’s Bicycle by A. B. Paterson

Reviewed by Piers W. APS
This book is about a man called Mulga Bill and he thinks he’s pretty good at everything. One day he decides to dress in cycling clothes and buys himself a bike.  He cycles down the hill, leaves the track and goes through trees towards Dead Man’s Creek. Mulga Bill is as white as chalk. He strikes a stone and makes a leap of twenty feet into Dead Man’s Creek.
​I give this book 8/10 and recommend it for Grades 2-4.

Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey

Reviewed by Memphis M. YPCC
I love Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties because it's very creative, funny and action packed and that's why I recommend this book to everyone.
I give it a 10/10.     

Norbert And the Disappearing Eggs
​by Stephanie Blanchart

Reviewed by ​Piers W. APS
This book is about a wild duck called Norbert.  One morning he’s minding his own business when Rick the Fox bursts out of the bushes and tries to catch him.  Rick will only let Norbert go if he agrees to bring the four unhatched eggs to him. Norbert goes back to the farm, gets the eggs and eventually they hatch. Rick is about to eat the baby geese and Norbert when the farm animals jump and chase Rick into the woods, never to be seen again.
I recommend this book for Kinder - Grade 2 and give it 8/10.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

Reviewed by Jesse O'N. APS
In this book the Hefley’s decide to go on a road trip but it turns out nothing good happens. These are all the bad things: the hotel is a dump, there are loose clothes, the car breaks down, they get a pig (which they did not want), they get lost, get robbed and have to sleep in car for a night.
I rate this book 10/10 because there were so many things going on.
I recommend this for anyone over the age of 5.

Reviewed by Tyssan YPCC
It really got me thinking what will happen next and made me laugh many times like when Manny flushed himself to find his pig and when  Rodrick put the pizza in a safe thinking it was a microwave.   

The 117-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths

Reviewed by Cooper CLPS
Andy and Terry have added 13 more stories to their 104-story treehouse! The story police chase them around and want to prison them for no reason, the 117-storey treehouse has 13 chapters and is great for people aged 6-12.
I give this book a 10-10 because it has very funny moments.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney

Reviewed by Jesse O'N. APS
There is a Valentine’s dance at Greg’s school and he is worried he’s not going to have anybody to go with and Rowley doesn’t have anyone to go with either. But the night before the dance someone in Greg’s class broke up with someone and she said she will go with anyone because she already had a dress, so Greg said he would, and Rowley tagged along but she ended up liking Rowley. I rate this book 9/10 because I just wanted to keep reading to see what happened. I recommend this book for anyone over 5 years old.

Weirdo 11: Splashy Weird! by Anh Do

​Reviewed by Piers W. APS
This book is about a kid called Weir. His first name is Weir and his surname is Do, he’s known as Weirdo.  There’s a school swimming carnival and Weir is not looking forward to it at all, although he can swim he’s really slow. There was no way he could get out of it. Nobody cared how slow he was, everyone just wanted him to finish. He was last but he’d finished and everyone cheered.
I give this book 7/10 and recommend it for Grades 1-4.

The Unbelievable Top-Secret Diary of Pig
​by Emer Stamp

Reviewed by Jesse O'N. APS
This book is about a pig named Pig who writes a diary to keep track of all the stuff he does. He does some whopper farts in the chicken house. But his best friend Duck tells him that their farmer wants to eat him. So Pig had to get away and he did in the chicken’s space ship. But it didn’t go too far away so they went back with a plan. They get farmer into the chicken house put a rocket underneath and they’re gone. I rate this book 10/10.
I recommend this book for ages 5 and over.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney

Reviewed by Jesse O'N. APS
This time Greg is having some really bad luck with Rowley already ditching him, but Greg finds an 8 ball that he uses for real life decisions which just makes things worse.
I rate this book 9/10.
I recommend this book for people over the age of 5.

The Bad Guys: Episode 6: Alien vs Bad Guys
​by Aaron Blabey

Reviewed by Piers W. APS
This book is about a monster who has way too many teeth and far too many butts. Although there is a bad part in the story when the bad guys get taken one by one, I think this is a very funny book.
I give it 7/10 and recommend it for Grades 2-4.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney

Reviewed by Jesse O'N. APS
Greg finds himself wanting to grow up seeing his friend Rowley getting pimples. But since Greg is jealous he pretends he doesn’t care so they no longer become friends and Greg is on his own to face his own problems.
I rate this book 7/10 because it didn’t intrigue me too much.
I recommend this book for anyone over the age of 5.

The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith

Reviewed by Piers W. APS
This book is funny to read.  It’s about a donkey who only has three legs, one eye, he likes to listen to country music, he’s very smelly and he gets up to mischief, but he’s very good looking.
I recommend it for Kinder - Grade 2 and give it 8/10.​​

Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson

Reviewed by Piers W. APS
This book is about a herd of duckbill dinosaurs that live in a swamp beside a river where the land is thick. Across the river on the other side was a hill, here lived two mean Tyrannosauruses.  One day a little Compsognathus found a duckbill egg, stole it and ran with it until the Tyrannosaurus stepped on him and he dropped the egg. The egg rolled and ended up in the Tyrannosauruses nest. It hatched along with the other eggs and they named him Tyrannosaurus Drip. He didn’t feel at home with the Tyrannosauruses so ran back to his family.  The Tyrannosauruses came out to hunt that night, they went whooshing down a waterfall and all the way to sea.
I give this book 8/10 and recommend it for Grades 1-3.

Double Down by Jeff Kinney

Reviewed by Piers W. APS
This is the eleventh book in the series. It’s about a boy called Greg and he tries to make a movie with his best friend Rowley. At first it seems pretty easy to make a movie but then it starts to get much harder. They can’t decide on what the costumes should look like and the geese eat the fake worms.  Greg and Rowley scare the geese, that bit is really funny!
I recommend it for Grade 2-4 and give it 9/10.

The Emperor’s New Clothes by Susanna Davidson

Reviewed by Piers W. APS
This book is about an Emperor who loves clothes, he likes to look splendid all of the time. He has a different outfit for every day of the year and now he needs a new outfit for the royal procession. Two men named Slimus and Slick pretend they can make magic clothes that only clever people can see. The Emperor tells them to take all the money they want as long as they make the clothes. On the day of the procession the Emperor couldn’t wait to put his new clothes on, he stepped out in front of the crowd. People had heard only clever people could see his clothes until a boy shouted, “The Emperor’s got no clothes on!” The Emperor blushed bright red but held his head high and walked on.
I give this book 8/10 and recommend it for Kinder - Grades 3.

Wings of Fire Book 4: The Dark Secret
​by Tui T. Sutherland

​Reviewed by Eliza CLPS
Starflight, probably the smartest dragon in Pyrrhia, is in love with a small, strange Sandwings and hates his own kind. When he meets his replacement, he knows he must save the Rainwings... before it’s too late!
​I love this book because... I don’t know, it’s just sooooooo good.
I give it a ten out of ten!

 Wild Animals (Horrible Geography Handbooks)
​by Anita Ganeri

Reviewed by Sullivan CLPS
This book is about many vicious animals such as tigers, lions and sharks. It also shows you the way to not end up in the jaws of a ferocious animals. Overall my favourite parts of the book are the illustrations done by Mike Phillips.

Mr Huff by Anna Walker

Reviewed by Charlotte C. CLPS
There was once a boy who woke up. It was a cloudy with a chance of rain and when he was getting dressed he lost his favourite socks. After he was dressed he had breakfast, but his milk spilt on his cereal and it was soggy! As he was at school something grey asked for his seat. The boy wondered if he was imagining it.
I give it a 10/10.​

​Billie B. Brown: The Extra-special Helper by Sally Rippin

Reviewed by Mikaela CLPS
Billie B Brown has a best friend called Jack. Billie went on an excursion and helps the teacher for the day. Jack didn’t want to be around Billie because she was acting bossy. They both got mad at each other.
This is a good book for kids who like stories about school.
I rate this book 10/10.

Wild Amazon by Lisa Ryan-Herndon

Reviewed by Isaac C. APS
I think Wild Amazon is good because it tells me real information. I learnt that more than 3,300 fish swim in the Amazon River.
I recommend this book for people who like animals.
I rate it 8 out of 10

The 78-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths

Reviewed by Olivia Q. APS
Andy and Terry have added 13 more stories to their brilliant tree house do you think they can handle it? Read the book yourself to find out.
I had a big laugh, so I would say it’s worth spending your money on, or even better, borrowing it from the library!
I rate this book a 10/10.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Reviewed by Jackson O'B. APS
This book is about a caterpillar that is very hungry and eats through everything and becomes very fat and chubby. He went into his cocoon and then became a butterfly. I recommend this book for ages 5 years and under, but I still liked it and I'm 11.
I give this book a 10/10.

The 13-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths

Reviewed by Ava W. APS
Andy and Terry live in a big 13 storey tree-house but one day when Terry was working in his lab he went to feed his sea monkeys and one ate all the food and grew into a horrible sea monster that planned to eat Terry.
This is a funny book that I would rate  9 out of 10.

Tom Gates is Absolutely Fantastic (at some things)
​by Liz Pichon

Reviewed by Acacia V. APS
Tom Gates is looking forward to his school trip, but he cannot find his form to say that he is allowed to go. This is a really interesting book.
It is a good book for ages 3-15.
I think this is a funny, exciting and breath-taking book that you should read.
I rate it a 10 out of 10 which definitely means that you should read it.

The Bad Guys: Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey

Reviewed by Charlie S. APS
In this book The Bad Guys are Wolf, Snake, Shark and Piranha. They decide they want to be good, so they save 200 dogs and 1 cat. 
I recommend this book for Grade 1 and up to listen to, or to read for themselves.