Kids Blog

Top Gear, by Colin Thompson

The Floods are on the run from their most dreaded spy they know of. So disguised as hippys they (the floods) set off to find a hippy camp.So will the Floods end up living the rest of their lives as hippes?
This book is good for people aged 7-11.

4 stars

Reviewed by Isabelle from Wadestown, 10 years old

The big sister, by Rippin, Sally.

Billie B Brown’s mum is having a baby. Billie wants it to be a girl. At night Billies mum reads a book the baby’s coming says Billie.
They get all the things for hospital . Billie is going to stay with Jack until the baby comes. In the morning Billis dad comes. The baby is a boy says Billies dad!!!!!!!!! Billie gives her dad a big hug.
We are going to see mum and the baby now. Where is Mr Fred? We will find him later. Lets go.
They go to the hospital. And there was Billies mum. Billies brother was there. Just then he smiled at Billie B Brown…..

4 stars

Reviewed by Minmini from Miramar, 6 years old

The haunted castle, by Stilton, Geronimo.

This book wasn’t that good because there were some bits were it was really really boring

4 stars

Reviewed by Daniel from Tawa, 10 years old

This hotel is haunted!, by Stilton, Geronimo.

This book was really really cool because all of the picture’s are good and there are good suitable words for the book.

5 stars

Reviewed by Daniel from Tawa, 10 years old

The Baby-sitters Club : Claudia and mean Janine : a graphic novel, by Martin, Ann M., 1955-

All Claudia cares about is art, fashion and the baby sitters club. She isn’t like her big mean sister Janine who all she cares about is Maths, science and lots of other school stuff. They always fight about who’s the smartest. Mimi (their Nana) couldn’t take it any more. She started getting more and more tired until she suddenly fell into a stroke. Will Claudia and Janine ever learn to work together? Will they save Mimi? Very good holiday comic read.

5 stars

Reviewed by Ola from Central City, 12 years old

Honey the sweet fairy, by Meadows, Daisy.

Kirsty and Rachel are going to the sweet shop but in the sweet shop there is a goblin with Honey the sweet fairy. He is trying to get Honeys party bag . Honey is going to turn Kirsty and Rachel into fairys. Is honey going to get her party bag ?

4 stars

Reviewed by Minmini from Miramar, 6 years old

Judy Moody & Stink : the holly joliday, by McDonald, Megan.

All Stink want for Christmas is snow, snow, and even more snow. Even when he had to play the mouse part in the school play he dressed up as a snow flake insted.
Judy is tring to convince him that it hasn’t been snowing for centuries but still Stink still thinks that it will snow. Will it snow? Will stink really get his wish? Easy quick read suitable for all ages. Great for +6

5 stars

Reviewed by Ola from Central City, 12 years old

Spellbound, by Dale, Anna, 1971-

Athene promised herself from the day she first saw her brother’s eyes that she will behave as unpleasently as she could towards him. On their family holiday one summer she discoverd the Gloam (another type of human that live at night) and the Low Gloam that live under ground. When her brother Zach falls under the ground, Athene starts searching for him in the under ground world. Will she find him? Will she ever get out again? A very interesting and exiting read!

5 stars

Reviewed by Ola from Central City, 12 years old

Judy Moody goes to Hollywood, by Megan McDonald

In Judy Moody goes to Hollywood, it tells you all about how the movie Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer was made. You get to ‘meet’ some of the actors,earn some thrill points for your self, explore the movie world and a lot more. So get ready to join the gang!
This good is GREAT for Judy Moody fans.

4 stars

Reviewed by Isabelle from Wadestown, 10 years old

Madame Doubtfire, by Fine, Anne.

Lydia, Christopher and Natalie live between two parents who just can’t be long, even when they are divorced. Then one day a house keeper turns up at the children’s house where they live with their mother. Madame Doubtfire the very unusual house keeper charms the mother and Madame Doubtfire gets the job.
But when Natalie ties to call her father after school two days in a row, he isn’t here. Why is that?
This book is good for people who are aged 9-11.

4 stars

Reviewed by Isabelle from Karori, 10 years old