Children's Books > L Children's Books > less than 5 GBP

Advantages: It's a brilliant book for all ages
Disadvantages: The cover could be better

I really liked this book! It kept you interested in it straight away and all the way through. The story line was very easy to follow and a very, very cleaver story line. My teacher read it to my class a few years ago and I enjoyed it so much I want out to the shops, bought it, and read it myself! I liked the book so much I went into town and bought the DVD starring Shia LaBeouf as Stanley Yelnats. I also really like that film, and also helped me ... Read review

Advantages: fun story and pictures
Disadvantages: none!

...do not ever NEVER want my wobbly tooth to fall out. I need it!' Charlie and his friend Marv try to explain what it is like to have a tooth fall out and the fact that the baby teeth need to go to make way for the grown up ones. Marv says it's like mooses getting new antlers. Lola is not happy about this likeness at all and states very firmly - 'But I am not a moose!' However, Lola's attitude about wanting to keep her wobbly tooth for ever starts ...
...always bring a smile to my face, particularly as I can almost hear my daughter saying the same sorts of words. I really think that Lauren Child has an ear for the way children speak and she replicates this so well. There are also many things that you start to recognise once you have read a few Charlie and Lola books. These include the wonderful illustrations on every page - sometimes hand drawn pictures mixed with occasional photos. A lot of the ... Read review

Advantages: Great story line and hard to put down
Disadvantages: Sad and rather upsetting

...and upsetting, you cannot put the book down ones you start reading. After the Bauldilaires parents die in a fire in their mansion they are left with a great fortune, only one problem. Count Olaf. This greedy man will do anything to get this fortune off of the Baulilaire siblings. When they are put in his care they are made to share a room, do lots of chores daily and have cardboard boxes as wardrobes. Can life get any worse? Well , yes. A you carry ... Read review

Advantages: Great story in the style of Charlie & Lola
Disadvantages: none

...pet. ‘Please Mum, can I have a pet?’ Mum says, ‘Well – perhaps something with not too much fur.’ Dad says, ‘Maybe something that lives outside.’ Granny says, ‘Nothing with a buzz.’ It interferes with her hearing aid. Grandad says, ‘Stuffed pets are very reliable.’ The pet shop lady says, ‘Goldfish can be fun.’” Each adult then asks the little girl what type of pet she would like but each time she suggests something, one of the other adults ...
...family suffered because of it. I can just imagine though, some children getting ideas for all sorts of pets after reading this book and what their parents’ excuses might be. What I love about Lauren Child’s books is that they are always about using your imagination, something that is so important for children. It fuels their thoughts and makes them think about the consequences of actions in a funny way. This story is both funny and shows that careful ... Read review

Advantages: Absolutely brilliant
Disadvantages: You might just wet yourself!!

...needed cheering up. After reading Angus, thongs and full frontal snogging I went out and bought the other confessions of Georgia Nicolson. I haven't laughed so much in ages and I mean proper laugh out loud laughter!! The tales of georgia, her cat and her little sister Libby had me in stitches and got me to thinking about what I was like at this age. I could relate to many of the experiences!! This is your typical teenage story about the trials ...
...on our lives. However Louise Rennison does not skirt around the sensitive issues, she confronts them head on in a way most teenagers would be able to relate to. Georgia is a 14 year old girl with a crush on an 18 year old boy - subtly named The Sex God.This story starts the journey of Georgia and her friends into womanhood and their first steps towards maturity! Sneaking around the back garden of the Sex Gods Girlfriend and streaking naked down ... Read review