Children's Book Reviews

Book Title:
The magic finger
Book Author:
Roald dahl
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Tipperary
The magic finger is an exciting tale about a little girl. Whenever she gets angry her finger turns red and she touches the person who made her angry with her hot electric zap that comes out of her finger and strange things start to happen to them. Like the time her teacher gave out to her for not being able to spell a word and called her stupid, she touched her teacher with her zap and she grew giant whiskers out of her face and she grew a huge bushy tail. She used it against the Gregg family because they were hunting just for the joy of it. They were hunting for ducks, that’s when she put the magic finger on them, they turned into ducks, four ducks turned to the size of men and took over the house and the Greggs had to make a nest for the night. The next day the ducks came out with the guns and the Greggs had to swear not to hunt anymore so they did, they turned back and they worshipped the ducks like god.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
DEMON DENTIST
Book Author:
David Walliams
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Tipperary
Demon dentist is a tale about a poor boy and his dad. There is also a demon dentist named Miss Root but I’ll get to that later. The boy is named Alfie. Alfie hates the dentist. He started hating the dentist after an incident that had occurred. It was a simple case of toothache but it ended up in disaster. The dentist was an ancient man named Mr Erstwhile. Despite his good intentions, Mr Erstwhile should have retired many years ago. The dentist looked like a tortoise, an old tortoise at that. The dentist yanked and yanked but the tooth he brought to the dentist to take a look at wouldn’t come out so he called for help. He needed more help so everyone in the waiting room came and helped. After a while the tooth shattered but the pain from the toothache was still there. The dentist took out the wrong tooth!
REPORT
I’m finished that story so I’ll tell you about the story that the book is actually about. Alfie’s school was introduced to Miss Root. She brought sweets that appeared to be sugar-free sweets but were actually packed with sugar.
The next day everyone who had some sweets had toothaches luckily Alfie and a girl (I won’t tell you much about her because that would be spoiling the book) never ate any of the sweets so they didn’t have toothaches. To make it worse for Alfie a social worker came to his house and planned a meeting for the dentist with his dad. Winnie was the name of the social worker. He was supposed to meet up with Winne at 1:30pm. Instead he started a big chase at school. They kept on chasing him that by accident while looking for a place to hide he went into the dentist’s office.
He got all his teeth removed and had to wear fake teeth. A few days after the girl was about to experience that fate too but Alfie stopped the dentist and they got caught. They nearly got their skin melted off them but Winnie and Alfie’s dad rescued them. Alfie’s dad died because of the coal dust from the mine they were in. Winnie adopted Alfie and got married.
I loved this book and recommend it if you’re bored since it makes you more excited every page (I would not recommend it for a bedtime story or reading it before you go to bed).
Star Rating:
★★★★
= Really Good
Book Title:
Rabbit and Bear - A Bite in the Night.
Book Author:
Julian Crough & Jim Field
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Limerick
This book is amazing and you will not want to leave this down for a second.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
Naughty Amelia Jane
Book Author:
Enid Blyton
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Limerick
You will love this book. It full of fun and very entertaining.
Amelia gets up to a lot of mischief - she is very naughty.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
Harry Potter And The Sorcerers Stone
Book Author:
J. K Rowling
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Clare
I racomend anyone who likes mystery, magic and adventure to read this book. Once I got my hands on it, I couldn't stop reading. The storie is about a boy called Harry Potter who's parents died when he was a baby so now he lives with his terrible aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon and cusin Dudly, but Harry doesn't know what secrets his aunt and uncle know about his parents, and what magic and adventure awaits him in Hogwarts School of Withcraft and Wizardry. Ron Weasly and Hermione Greanger become his friends,and togetherthey go through amazing adventures like a a talking hat,a mountain giant, mysterious teacher, three headed dog,a powerful stone and much, much more.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
Rainbow Magic - Grace the Glitter Fairy
Book Author:
Daisy Meadows
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Kildare
I love reading the books on Rainbow Magic. This I find it interesting and adventurous.
Star Rating:
★★★★
= Really Good
Book Title:
the worlds worst children 3
Book Author:
david walliams
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Dublin
his book are really funny i love them
Star Rating:
★★★★
= Really Good
Book Title:
Endangered Animals
Book Author:
Miles Kelly
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Meath
It was a bit sad because some animals are extinct and it made me want to keep endangered animals and stop people cutting down the homes of animals and killing them.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
The Amazing World of Tom Gates
Book Author:
Liz Pichon
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Dublin
I have read six books in the series of Tom Gates. All the books are very funny and very easy to read. The books are about a boy named Tom Gates and his daily struggles with life and his relationship with his grumpy sister called Delia and his best friend Derek. I would highly recommend the series of books and know that of you start to read one you will want to read them all and not put them down.
I was not such a keen reader at the start of the summer and by the end of the summer I now love to read.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
Foley and Jem
Book Author:
Mary Murphy
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Meath
I think that the book is good. I was a little sad that Jem stayed at Mars.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
Rose Rivers
Book Author:
Jacqueline Wilson
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Meath
Rose Rivers lives in a big London house with her father,mother,six brothers and sisters and seven servants. She loves to study and really wants to go to boarding school like her twin brother but she is not allowed to go.She makes two new friends but her parents think neither are suitable:Her fathers gypsy friend Paris Walker and the new nursery maid Clover Moon.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
Granpa`s Great Escape
Book Author:
David Wallims
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Meath
I thought it was a it long but other than that it was very good. It was about a boy named Jack and his grandfather. His grandfather told him stories about world war two. His grandfather was in world war two and hos grandfather owned a Spitfire!He was very old and confused as he thought it was still world war two. And there was a place called Twilight Towers.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
The CURIOUS Kitten
Book Author:
Holly Webb
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Meath
I did not enjoy this book
Star Rating:
= I didn't like it
Book Title:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Book Author:
J.K Rowling
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Meath
It is a very good book. I enjoyed reading the part when Harry and Dumbledore find the Horcruxes.
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant
Book Title:
The Maskmakers Daughter
Book Author:
Holly Webb
Age Group For This Book:
Age 7-9
Review From:
Meath
I liked this book because of the magic and sewing
Star Rating:
★★★★★
= Brilliant