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BookARoo: Waffle Hearts by Maria Parr
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Tuesday, 15 October 2013. Waffle Hearts by Maria Parr. Waffle Hearts is the most delightful book I have read in a long time. It's the story of Trille, and Lena, who live in a small coastal community in the Norwegian Fjords. Reminiscent of Tove Janssen's The Summer Story. Waffle Hearts is stuffed full of fun , innocence, naughtiness, passion and bewilderment. Maria Parr captures the mood, language and logic of the children brilliantly. I didn't really know what to answer. Do they need a use? If you like W...
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BookARoo: The Other Royal Baby by Babette Cole
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Tuesday, 10 September 2013. The Other Royal Baby by Babette Cole. I am a real fan of Babette Cole's books so I was very pleased when she asked me to review The Other Royal. Prince Change-a-lot was fed up of being treated like a baby. Even though he was one! Genie who could understand baby. Straight away, Prince Change-a-lot put the baby. Genie to work. He turned his parents into babies, made a rubber disco castle for the giants and locked up the bad fairies. He fed the blubber worms cakes till th...I abs...
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BookARoo: Heroic, by Phil Earle
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Friday, 11 October 2013. Heroic, by Phil Earle. I first met Phil Earle in the offices of Simon and Schuster when I was preparing Supermarket Zoo for publication. In fact, Phil suggested Albie as the character's name. And it stuck. So when he published his first book, Being Billy. I had to read it. It had rave reviews and won the 2012 WeRead Book Award. It was also nominated for the Carnegie Medal. And was shortlisted for both the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. And Branford Boase Award. It also looks ...
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BookARoo: The Poison Boy by Fletcher Moss
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Tuesday, 17 September 2013. The Poison Boy by Fletcher Moss. I discovered Fletcher Moss on Twitter, though I can't remember who followed who first. Anyway, I was intrigued because he was about to be published for the first time as a result of winning the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. So I checked out his blog and we got talking. His book, The Poison. After the event, I managed to get my hands on a signed copy (well, there have to be some perks for doing a free event! Fletcher Moss w...
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BookARoo: March 2014
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Wednesday, 26 March 2014. The Year of the Rat by Clare Furniss. And now she's dead and it's all Dad's fault. And Mum's not helping either. She's as argumentative as ever, even though she IS dead, and nearly gives Pearl a heart attack every time she turns up. And though it's good to have her around, Pearl can't risk telling Mum how she really feels, which makes Pearl feel more lonely than ever. The Year of the Rat is Clare Furniss' debut novel. And what a cracker it is! Recommended for children aged 12 ye...
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BookARoo: The Famous Adventures of Jack by Berlie Doherty
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Monday, 19 November 2012. The Famous Adventures of Jack by Berlie Doherty. I was lucky enough to win a signed copy of this book in a Twitter competition run by Berlie Doherty herself. In fact, I also went to her house for lunch with Caroline Pitcher and Pauline Chandler, but that's another story. So I won this book and I read this book and I LOVED this book! The Famous Adventures of Jack is written by Berlie Doherty and published by Catnip Publishing. Other Lovley Books by Berlie Doherty. I'm Caryl Hart,...
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BookARoo: September 2012
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Tuesday, 4 September 2012. Goldilocks and Just the One Bear. Once upon a time, there was this bear. One minute, he was lolloping about in the wood all happy-go-lucky. The next minute, he hadn't a crumb-of-a-clue where he was. He was one COMPLETELY lost bear. Just two words come to mind when I read this book. In fact, I'm thinking that this might just be my new Favourite Book Ever! What's so good about it? You may ask. Well, I'll tell you. If BookARoo gave stars, this one would get 15 and a half out of 10.
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BookARoo: November 2012
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Wednesday, 28 November 2012. Mr Big by Ed Vere. Everyone was afraid of Mr Big. He was just so - well -. When Mr Big went to a cafe.everyone had other things to do. When Mr Big got on a bus, everybody else got off. Poor Mr Big. If only people would stop around long enough, they might find out what he was like on the inside. Soon everybody wanted to know where the music was coming from. Who was the mystery pianist? So they posted a letter through Mr Big's door, inviting him to join their band. Mr Big is pu...
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BookARoo: June 2012
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Saturday, 30 June 2012. A Few Old Favourites. I've been enjoying picture books for over 13 years now and have kept a lot of my favourites, even though my youngest is now nine! Over the coming weeks I'll be reviewing a wide range of picture books,. Early readers, young fiction and teenage fiction, including what I think are the hottest new releases. But for now, here are some of my old favourites. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. Pumpkin soup, the best you ever tasted,.
