This week my children's book reviews include a swashbuckling adventure for independent readers, an introduction to legends of rock for the very young, a picture book posing a very important question and a modern day coming-of-age drama for teen. Some great books to share on Father's Day
Also in the Weekend section of The South Wales Evening Post. Enjoy!
BOOK OF THE WEEK
THE JOLLEY-ROGERS AND
THE PIRATE PIPER BY JONNY DUDDLE
CHILDREN 6+
The pirate series returns
with an adventure full of swashbuckling and dastardly deeds. When
Dull-On-Sea is infested with rats the town employs a strange piper to
dispense with them. But when the greedy Mayor refuses to pay the
piper he takes his revenge. Can pirate children Matilda, Jim Lad and
their dog Nugget save the day? This richly illustrated chapter book,
based on the Pied Piper is a rip-roaring adventure which will capture
the imagination of independent readers.
ISBN 9781787415133 PB
Templar £6.99
THE STORY OF ROCK BY
NICOLA EDWARDS & LINDSEY SAGAR
BOARD BOOK 1+
Rock-loving Dads will love
sharing this introduction to the legends of rock with their little
one. From Elvis to Beatlemania, Bowie to Nirvana, children can
shake, rattle and roll with this sturdy rhyming board book. The
entertaining illustrations are hilarious and I especially loved
Slash's top hat! If the family's tastes lie more with Jay-Z The Story
of Rap is also available. It's never too early to inspire a new
generation of music lovers!
ISBN 9781848578296 HB
Caterpillar Books £5.99
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY
BOOKS ABOUT BEARS? BY KRISTINA STEPHENSON
PICTURE BOOK 4+
The animal professors of
science and literature in Mollusc College, Oxford are debating an
Impossible Question. Why are so many books about bears? Adorable
illustrations accompany the cheerful text and clever twists on names
such as William Snakespeare and Albert Swinestein. Children will love
guessing who's their mystery guest banging on the door. Maybe the
answer is under their noses in the double spread fold-out at the end?
A charming book to read out loud.
ISBN 9781444946017 HB
Hachette £12.99
THE GIFTED, THE
TALENTED AND ME BY WILLIAM SUTCLIFFE
YOUNG ADULT 12+
When
fifteen-year-old Sam's family become rich and they move to London he
is forced to attend an Academy for the Gifted and Talented. But Sam
just wants a normal life. A witty satirical take on an aspiring
modern family and the pitfalls of trying to fit in. As Sam and his
family crash from one well-meaning misadventure to another, you will
cry with laughter. Adrian Mole meets Absolutely Fabulous. I'm still
giggling...
ISBN 9781408890219 PB
Bloomsbury £7.99
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