Children's Books > G Children's Books > 10 GBP to 14 GBP

Advantages: Simple, child-friendly
Disadvantages: Too short

...as young children like! Goodnight mush! Said to his bowl of cereal! It's a very long time ago since I read this to my daughter and I don't remember many of the words. I just know that we both got something out of it. Sometimes you can't put a price on the moments that are shared between mother and child. This book provides some of those special moments. She was able to tell me the story before she could even read! Just by the repetition each ... Read review

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: None

...and he is vile to the children. He gives them endless chores, one tiny room with one bed and only jut enough food to eat. Then Judge Stauss (the neighboor) Is their nly ray of hope because she is a caring and wonderful lady who lets them relax in her library, Klaus loves to read so he is in his element. Count Olaf wants his hands on the enormous fortune that their parents left behind. He find away around the law to get his hands on it, however the ... Read review

Advantages: Story, Characters
Disadvantages: Slightly depressing

...this book is extremelly gripping. The children have been moved to a new guardian by Mr.Poe, and their guardian is a lover of snakes, he goes on long journeys to explore places to find new snakes. The children adore Dr.Montgomery and can't wait for their trip to Peru. However,Count Olaf has tracked down the children and he poses as Dr. Montgomery's assistant on the trip. Violet and Klaus figure out who is is, yet they try to expain to Mr.Poe but he ...
...to read the next book. Count Olaf's character comes out more in this second book to make you hate him more and more, however his plans are sly yet clever.Lemony Snicket also reveal more the Violet, Klaus and Sunny's Pesonalities and therefore you can understand their situation more. Excellent read. ... Read review

Advantages: It's A Tactile Book
Disadvantages: None

...pages. The book is called scary things and has a picture of a spider on the front, the spiders body is red and fluffy to touch. Scary things is written by Rod Campbell and is one of a set of four touch and feelies books. ~ The Story ~ Scary things start: The scariest thing in the garden is.....a hairy spider The scariest thing in the forest is.....a hissing snake The scariest thing in the sea is.....a silent shark The scariest thing in the ...
...touchy feelie book and each scary thing has different textures and feels different to touch: Scary spider has a red fluffy body which feels soft and fluffy. Hissing snake has a shiny silver foil body which feels very smooth and cool. Silent shark has sharp cut out teeth which feel sharp and bumpy. Hungry Tiger's mouth opens and pops out of the page. For the scariest thing in our house...it shows a picture of a house and then when you turn the ... Read review

Advantages: Really funny! xD
Disadvantages: None.

I remember looking around in WHSmith looking for a good book to read because at the age of 14 and in the summer holidays, I was bored out of my brain and I wanted to get that Sex God (my boyfriend now) out of my mind. So when I spottted this book, the cover was colourful and the title seemed funny enough. I gave the book to my dad for him to purchase, worried that he might say something about the title because it sounded like a sex book for older ...
...haha. When I went to bed, I started reading the book and because it was so funny, I laughed so hard and I couldn't stop that my dad came in the room to see what was going on. Georgia's entry about her being a lesbian and asking what they do anyway, doesn't seem that funny but I laughed so hard. I had the best summer reading this book and I can remember telling Sex God about the book and he thought I was stupid. He still does when I was chuffed to ... Read review