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The boy in the striped pyjamas : A sad but true story Advantages: It tells the truth about what life was like for some people. Disadvantages: There are none. In my opinion for the looks of the book i think it has an excellent book cover which can give many ideas to what it is about and can be quite upsetting depending on which way you interprit it. I got the book as a birthday present and as i started to read it, it became an obsession as i wanted to find out what happened. It is a real clifhanger at the end and when i finished the book , i sat down for half-an-hour and just thought about it. I did cry ... ...war 2, germany and tells the tale of a young boy and his life living in a new place, his new friend and finally how this story ends. It is definetley a "one to buy " especially if someone you know is interested in its theme, i wasn't at first but when i started i couldn't stop. ... yazzibabes 11.11.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
the owl who was afraid of the dark Advantages: nice story Disadvantages: none The owl who is afraid of the dark i about a little owl called plop who is very frightened of the dark but as we all know owls are nocturnal and only hunt in the dark. Plops mom told him there was nothing to be frightened of and before he should make a judgement about something he should find out more about the dark so plop did. Plop spoke to people and animals to see what they thought of the dark and they told him some wanderful storys about the ... ...little girl and all about the stars. Plop learns that there is nothing to be scared of about the dark and decides he will become a night owl after all. This book is great for children up to about 7 years of age, it is a lovely story and has great pictures to go with the story, this is a great reasuring book for any child who may be scared of the dark and a brilliant bed time read, i remember this book from when i was young and now my daughters love ... danniell 27.06.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark - Jill Tomlinson	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
a thoughtful tale exploring responsibility Advantages: simple story, convincing characters, interesting ideas Disadvantages: path of story predictable ...for them to play. As the story develops, it becomes increasingly clear that Tulip's home life is an unhappy one that drives her to spend as much time as possible away from home. Gradually, Natalie realises that everyone is aware of Tulip's situation but nobody seems to be trying to help her; instead, even Natalie's own mother labels her as 'evil'. Ultimately, the novel makes for uncomfortable reading: the final word, 'guilty' is set apart to emphasise ... ...her final chilling act destroys the link between herself and Natalie. The symbolism of this final 'game' is perfectly fitting and seems to suggest that Tulip is destined for an unhappy and unloved future. Even Natalie's dad, whose comments reveal a good understanding of Tulip's predicament, fails to help her and, collectively, these failures highlight and challenge our own reluctance to get involved. ... brokenangelkisses 28.07.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of The Tulip Touch - Anne Fine	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
good book Advantages: very good book Disadvantages: none ...there is a knock at the door. They wonder who on earth it could be. Is it the milkman? No, he's been. Is it the delivery boy? No, he's been too. Is it Daddy? No, it's too early. Sophie opens the door. My word! It's a tiger, and he's angling for an invitation to join them for tea. Of course, Sophie's mum takes it in her stride. In comes the tiger. Sophie thinks he's great. This tiger is gorgeous. Even I think so. He's got a lovely, long, curving tail ... ...greedy too. He eats all the sandwiches. He eats all the buns. He eats all the cakes. He drinks all the milk, tea and juice. Things are beginning to get rather worrying. And that naughty tiger doesn't stop there. He eats Daddy's tea too; right from the saucepans on the stove. He eats all the food in the cupboards and downs all the milk from the bottles. He drinks all the water from the tap. When everything that can be eaten has gone, he leaves. Just ... ishagarg 12.08.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Tiger Who Came To Tea - Judith Kerr	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
Adventure Ahead! Advantages: excitement, adventure, fast-paced Disadvantages: a bit dated The Valley of Adventure is the third book in Enid Blyton’s Adventure series. This series consists of eight books which follow the exploits of four children, Philip, Jack, Dinah and Lucy-Ann, along with Jack’s parrot Kiki and their friend Bill. These books follow a pattern which is common through many of Enid Blyton’s stories, where children foil the plots of wicked men in a courageous and exciting way. The stories are very plot driven and have the ... ...young readers. The characters of the children are all distinct, but there’s little character development that occurs, either in the individual books or through the series as a whole. The bad guys in these books always seem to be “wicked men” who look like bad sorts. Fairly often, they’re foreign, while the children and very British. In this particular story, Bill is going to give the children a ride in his new plane at night and take them to stay ... 87degrees 20.05.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Valley Of Adventure - Enid Blyton	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability