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Advantages: Fun plotlines, with a deeper edge.
Disadvantages: Not for teenage readers, slightly childish style

...18 years older, and so beyond the age of "child" kept me gripped and after I had finished I went out immedietely to buy the next books in the Twig saga. The story was fun and exciting, with brilliant illustrations to add to the reading experience. That is what reading this book was like. It opens up a whole new world of fantasy for the reader, and whilst the book is rich with description and information, it leaves just enough tantalising space for ...
...fulfilling journey. The main character and hero of the story, Twig, brought up by the woodtroll Spelda, is a young boy in the first book of the Edge Chronicles. He goes on an exciting adventure when sent away by his woodtroll "Mother" (he does not realise he isadopted) to stay with his cousin Snetterbark, because he is in danger. On the way, he strays from the path and meets many weird magical creatures, both his friends and foes, such as the bloodoak ... Read review

Advantages: Age appropriate amount of information
Disadvantages: None

Pop up sharks Sharks seem to be something which fascinate young children , and recently Little Miss has been a tad obsessed with dinosaurs, so we bought this. The link? She read somewhere that when dinosaurs died out some of the sea creatures who could live in very cold waters lived, and started asking me questions about marine life. Not being an expert, something had to be done. I have always liked usborne books, and this was simple enough for ...
...and life. These are: About Sharks (naturally enough); Hungry Hunters; Baby sharks; Whale sharks; Hammerheads; Speedy sharks; Strange sharks. Each section is “set” in the ocean, with blue background, and the sharks and other sea creatures and plant life being part of the background. Any information is given in small bite size pieces, small enough for children to read without getting bored, and containing facts they will be interested in – for example, ... 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