Children's Books > Katie Daynes Children's Books

Advantages: Bright, Colourful, Entertaining, Educational
Disadvantages: Having to read it over and over again

If like me you spent your childhood being dragged around the many castles of our great shores by your parents and are now downing the same thing with your children, then this book for you children is a must have. It is another one of Usborne great flap books showing the inner workings of castles. Since my five year old visited Warwick castle at Easter this book has been reread so many times I'm surprised it's not falling apart; which goes to show ...
...entertaining and educational. It is full of entertainng scenes and over 50 revealing flaps which help to show you what really went on all those years ago. This is a hard back book which has 15 hardboard pages which helps towards is overall durability. It takes you from the very first castles made primarily of wood to castles today or whats left of them. During the journey through this book you learn how knights prepare for jousting tournaments, ... Read review

Advantages: Fun, Fascinating and Factual
Disadvantages: None that I've found

For those of you who have never come across Usborne books here is a little background information about the company. Usborne Publishing in an independent children's publishing company based in the UK. The company has achieved many awards and it's books have been nominated for many more. Peter Usborne founded the company of 30 years ago, and has flourished in many ways since then. It's book list is now translated into over 80 languages, and covers ...
...alike. Many of their books are now internet linked so not only do you enjoy reading the book you get the added bonus of investigating the topic further through the internet links. This particular book has been a big hit with my five year old and many of my friends have said it has been a huge success with their older children. So onto the book itself. The book has been written by Katie Daynes and Colin King, was designed by Laura Parker and the ... Read review

Advantages: A truely imaginative fantasy with something for everyone
Disadvantages: As a childrens book it lacks the depth of language adults may prefer.

The third installment in Pullmans His Dark Materials triolgy cannot fail to delight. Following the final leg of the adventure of Lyra and Will as they discover amazing new worlds and incredible new characters like the tiny Gallivespians, reminiscent of the inhabitants of Jonathan Swifts Lilliput in Gullivers Travels, and the wonderfully peaceful Mulefa who seem to be uncomparible in literature. A magnificent read for adults and children alike as ...
...the reader on a journey through multitudes of worlds including the World of the Dead and the Kingdom of Heaven. The Amber Spyglass is an unmissable joy to read which is truely impossible to put down until the very end and even then promises to be read over and over again. ... Read review

Advantages: good characters and storylines
Disadvantages: n/a

...of Darrell Rivers from her first year to when she finally leaves. Unlike other girls she actually wants to go there and become a success. Teachers and the other students like her but that doesn't mean she is completely perfect. She soon gets herself into trouble and has a firey temper. Darrel is scornful of a timid girl called Mary Lou, and despite rescuing her from being held under the water by a spiteful girl she is in no way interested in becoming ...
...shocked when she receives a bad report from one of her mistresses. It was surprising how one of the other school girls can make mischief and keep her place in class whilst Darrel has to be made a pointed of her bad marks. In a lot of stories it is of no surprise that two of the girls Darrell despises at the beginning of the book turn out to be her closest by the ending. Some of the goings on are slightly out dated and old fashioned compared to ... Read review

Advantages: Great Dr Seuss Book
Disadvantages: None

...children and this one is Green Eggs and Ham. The cover of the book is Green with a red and white stripped banner down the left hand side and a picture of a yellow and white cat holding a plate of green eggs and ham and the title in white letting on the right hand side. The back cover is also green and has a paragraph about the book written at the top. The story starts with a funny creature called Sam holding a banner telling us he is Sam-I-am. We ...
...this creature if he likes green eggs and ham, he says he does not like them. Sam goes on pestering him about liking green eggs and ham and taking him to funny places asking him if he would like them there. Would he give in and try the green eggs and ham to hake Sam-I-am happy or would Sam-I-am keep trying? Through out this book there is a very clever rhyming pattern which starts and the beginning of the book and the whole story is told using it. ... Read review