Telling a story, similar to One Small Island, about the continent of Antarctica with animals who live in its natural habitat. I like this book because of the word choices and illustrations. There’s nothing I dislike about the book. The author was inspired by global warming and how we are slowly killing the planet and …
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Whisper on the Wind
Whisper on the Wind is an amazing book for everyone to read, especially younger age groups like 3-6 year olds. In my opinion, the best thing about the book is the wording. What I mean by that is, the book repeats what the previous page says which is a good thing because if you are …
We Are Australians
The We are Australians book written by Duncan Smith and Nicole Godwin and illustrated by Jandamarra Cadd is an absolutely exceptional masterpiece. This book tells/shows how important our country and our community is and how we stand up to share our differences with each other. The paintings are intricate, phenomenal, creative and inspiring. I believe …
Windows.
A relationship in this book that stood out for me was the fact that the illustrations drawn by Jonathan Bentley conveyed more meaning to the text than the words did in my point of view. The basic idea of bringing a very simple yet powerful topic, and then adding a moral to it at the …
Follow Your Feelings – Lucy and Sad
Reviewed by Bethany – Flinders Christian Community College
Follow Your Feelings – Max and Worry
Follow Your Feelings – Max and Worry by Kitty Black is an inspiring children’s story that helps children to know how they should deal with worry. I love the use of animals to represent the emotions Max is feeling. This is a book that I would recommend for young children to help them learn how …
There’s Only One Grandpa Like You
This colourful picture book with watercolour illustrations tells the reader about all the different types of grandpas you can have – from the planter of trees and tales to knowing every fact about sport. But a repeated message is ‘there is only one grandpa like you’. The book was read to group of 6 year …
Little One
This picture book is the story of many children’s love of their special toy. Pippi’s toy is called Little One and they do many things together. Pippi says ‘she’s soft like mist and always warm’. We shared this book with some 5 year olds and they thought it was a beautifully written story with gorgeous, …