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Dragonfly by Aimée M. Bissonette
King of the Outback: the story of Sidney Kidman |
 | Reviewed by Oliver W. SCPS This book is about a boy named Sidney Kidman who starts with 50 cents and becomes a cattle king. He had cattle stations all over Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, and his Queensland station was as big as Denmark. What I liked was when they did the big rodeo and all the animals went wild. I recommend it for ages 6-13. I rate this book 10/10. |
The Very Hungry Bear by Nick Bland
 | Reviewed by Bella A. BGS The hungry brown bear had always wanted to catch fish, but never got any. One day, he caught something. A polar bear. The polar bear offered him a fish. The hungry bear invited him to his house. But when they got there, polar bear’s ice started to melt. Hungry bear had his friend mole dig a cold hole, but it was too small, so they went to look for a new place. They visited a crocodile, and a bird's nest, but none of them worked. Next polar bear said, "I'm allergic to trees." They kept looking for a home, then they found a great home for polar bear. “Ice!" shouted polar bear. Hungry bear helped him build an igloo. Then hungry bear went home. I liked the book because I love animals. I recommend people to read this book because it’s about friendship and helping people. I rate this book 10/10. |
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Star!
by P. Crumble
 | Reviewed by Evie M. SCPS An old lady swallowed a star then she swallowed a stocking to hang under the star. She swallowed an elf to fetch his stocking and she swallowed some fairy lights to give to the elf. She swallowed a reindeer to turn on the lights, then she swallowed a Christmas tree to feed the reindeer. Then she finally swallowed Santa and did a loud burp. Everything flew out of her mouth including the star!! I recommend this book for ages 4+. I rate this book 8/10 because it was very well designed and written. The illustrator of this book is Louis Shea. |
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
 | Reviewed by William K. BGS Ivan is a Gorilla that lives in the Big Top Mall. He has lived there for twenty-two years and he was brought from the jungle as a baby. His friends are Stella the elephant, Bob the dog and Julia the girl. The Big Top Mall is owned by Mack, who is trying to keep the mall open by putting up an attractive billboard, but it doesn’t work very well. Then one day, a new elephant arrives! Her name is Ruby, and she is a baby elephant. She was brought from a circus that ran out of money and had to shut down. All of a sudden Stella’s foot starts hurting more than ever and she has to be put down because of the pain. After the mall closes at night, Julia comes to see Ivan and do her homework. Sometimes when she has done her homework, she gets to paint Ivan. He likes getting painted and thinks the paintings look like him. Ivan will sometimes get brought some paint by Mack. He likes painting pictures of bananas and things around his domain. Then suddenly the Big Top Mall runs out of money and has to close. Ivan and Ruby are transported on a big truck to a zoo, where they live very peacefully with other gorillas and elephants. Ivan is a silverback, so he gets to lead his troop of gorillas. I loved the book because it is about gorillas and I like primates. It has also been made into a movie and I am going to watch the movie this weekend. I would recommend the book for people who really like painting and gorillas. I would give it 10 out of 10! |
Girls Don't Fart Okay!! by Lisa Regan
 | Reviewed by Evie M. SCPS A boy named Ethan ate a lot of beans so his bottom always farted. He called all his friends and asked, "Does everyone pass wind?" Trixie walked over and said, "Girls don't fart okay, these girls just weren't built that way." So Ethan set a plan to prove Trixie wrong, they found a few mermaids, princesses and unicorns making little bubbles from their bottoms. They walked up to Trixie and heard a gentle whispering sound and glitter all around! Trixie hid her face and quietly said, "Maybe you’re right"!!! I liked this book because it is funny and similar to an entertaining joke book. I recommend this book for three year olds and up. I rate this book 10/10. |
A Tale of Witchcraft... by Chris Colfer
 | Reviewed by Cormac M. SCPS This book is about a fairy who attracts the attention of an organization that hates fairies so much they wiped them out them the first time they got together; which was a million years ago. Oh, by the way, this is the sequel to A Tale of Magic. This book could not get any better, it has everything from twists and turns to hilarious moments. I recommend this book to ages 9-14 and rate it 9/10. |
Battle of Britain: Harry Woods, England, 1939-1941
by Chris Priestley
 | Reviewed by William K. BGS Harry Woods is a pilot in the RAF during the Battle of Britain in 1940. He really wanted to be a pilot when he grew up, but he was only 19 when World War 2 started. When the government changed the rule about the age, Harry quickly signed up. When Harry finished training, he was very excited to fight in the RAF against the Luftwaffe. After a couple of weeks he has to bail out high above the English Channel and lands in a field of corn! In a few days he is back at base planning the next attack on the Luftwaffe. I enjoyed the book because I really love reading books about World War 2. I recommend the Battle of Britain for ages 8+ and for people who love aircraft. I give this book 10 /10. |
The Great Escape: Wolf Girl 2 by Anh Do
 | Reviewed by Chloe E. BGS If you like adventure this is the book for you. After Gwen is taken away to a kid’s prison will she ever escape and be in the wild again? Or if she doesn’t, will she make friends with the other kids? Will she ever see her family or pack again? This was a very good read and I would definitely recommend it for 8-14 years old. I give it 10/10. |
Pig the Fibber by Aaron Blabey
 | Reviewed by Evie M. SCPS Pig was a pug who didn't like to be a big help, he would mess up the room and always blame it on his little sausage-dog friend Trevor. Pig was hungry and he found a big bag of treats so he did a big fart and blamed it on Trevor but behind all of those treats was a big heavy bowling ball that fell right on the pug. Now Trevor and Pig are friends and that is the truth! I rate this book 10/10 because it is really funny and entertaining. I would recommend this book to young kids up to ten years old. |
A Tale of Magic... by Chris Colfer
 | Reviewed by Cormac M. SCPS The book is about a girl who finds out she is a fairy! She is immediately cast out, but she luckily got chosen for a school of magic and with twists and turns she makes her way to defeat evil. This book is is unbelievably incredible. The writing is so descriptive it feels like you're actually there! And nobody could forget the hilarious moments that make you erupt with giggles. I recommend this book to ages 8-13. I rate it 9 / 10. |
Meet Banjo Paterson by Kristin Weidenbach
 | Reviewed by Oliver W. SCPS Did you know that this book has the same author as Tom the Outback Mailman? It is written by Kristin Weidenbach. This book makes me want to live 137 years ago. My favourite part of the book was when the author talked about the man from snowy river. I really enjoyed it because I have seen the movie 1 and 2 and before this book I didn't even know it was a poem or written by Banjo Paterson, so this book taught me a lot of information. Another bit about the book that I liked was when it said what he wore. He wore braces and hats and loved the leathery smell of his boots. |
Tom the Outback Mailman by Kristen Weidenbach
 | Reviewed by Oliver W. SCPS I am doing a book review on this book because it really interested me because it was a true story. It was about an outback hero named Tom Kruse. He was a mailman and put all sorts of things on his truck. What I think was really cool was that he named his truck The Badger. And what I think is the funny bit about this book is he even puts people on top of The Badger. He drove on the Birdsville Track from Marree to Birdsville. It wasn’t always a smooth drive. |
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