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Reviewer: Eleanor
Book: The Sniff Stories
Author: Ian Whybrow
Type: Fiction
Pictures: some
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 7 - 9
Review: One day big,hairy,stray Sniff takes two-year-old Sal and Ben home and then becomes part of the Moore family because of his irresistible eyes and wet lips!!
Rating: good
ISBN: 0 09 975040 6
Reviewer: Frank
Book: Bella's dragon
Type: Fiction
Pictures: many
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 5 to 7
Review: The dragon is looking far a new den and bella offers to help but a cosy den in the middle of town is hard to find for a larger fire-eating dragon. Even if he is friendly can bella solve the dragon's problem and can the dragon help bella with a little problem of her own.
Rating: good
ISBN: 0-216-92403-0
Reviewer: Alec
Book: The BEST of Dr Seuss
Author: Dr Seuss
Type: Fiction
Pictures: many
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 5 to 7
Review: It has three good stories and lots of brilliant pictures.
Rating: very good
ISBN: 0-00-172021-X
Reviewer: Laura
Book: Five go to billycock Hill
Author: Enid Blyton
Type: Fiction
Pictures: some
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 9 - 11
Review: This book is about the famous fives.One day all the famous fives go on holiday to a farm and while they were there they feed the lambs and the pigs.One sunny moring they went to explor and they wald a long way and then they found some thing they put there torchs on and walked in side they found it was a cave.They explored the cave and had there packed lunchs in the cave they really enjoyed the weekend and had a great time.
Rating: excellent
ISBN: 0861635558
Reviewer: Jason
Book: CRY OF THE CAT
Author: R.l. Stine
Type: Fiction
Pictures: none
For: Boys
Age: 9 - 11
Review: IT has got little bits in it like in the light of a full moon i saw the cat of doom with its hery back and drool and eys as sharp as a blade. His jaws as sharp as a knife READER BEWARE YOU ARE IN FOR A SCARE.
Rating: excellent
ISBN: 0-590-11310-0
Reviewer: Melissa
Book: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
Author: J.K Rowling
Type: Fiction
Pictures: none
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 9 - 11
Review: Harry Potter lived with his Aunt and Uncle he thought he was a normal bot but infact he was a wizard.A man turned up at his door and took him to a wizard school. When he got there he was told there was a stone that when you touched it then touch an object the object would turn to gold. Harry actually found the stone but he did not use it because things could go horribly wrong. He became the most famous wizard in the world!
Rating: AWESOME!
ISBN: 0-7475-3274-5