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School Feedback – The King and the Cockerel

We’ve been keeping Oundle Primary School busy, as they also reviewed The King and the Cockerel for us! Here’s what they told us:

This book was read to a class of year 1 primary school pupils.

Star rating:-    5 stars
Stats:-
Editing:        9/10
Writing style:  10/10
Content:      10/10
Cover:         9/10

Of the 27 readers:-

22   would read another book by this author
25   thought the cover was good or excellent
25  felt it was easy to follow
25  would recommend this story to another reader
25  felt the pacing was good or excellent

The teacher’s review:-

“I thought it was a good rhyming story.  It was fun to read and the children enjoyed joining in with  ‘cock a doodle do ‘ and we all enjoyed counting along with the story.”

Some children’s comments:-

“I liked the farmer because I want to be a farmer.”
“I really like the rhyming.”
“It was good that the king realised he wasn’t being very nice.”
“I liked all the different animals and the jobs they were doing.”

 

 

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School Feedback – Pete the Cheeky Parakeet

We had some lovely feedback from Oundle Primary School after they were kind enough to review Pete the Cheeky Parakeet for us. Here’s what they thought:

This book was read to a class of year 1 primary school pupils.

Star rating:-    5 stars
Stats:-
Editing:        9/10
Writing style:  8/10
Content:      10/10
Cover:         10/10

Of the 25 readers:-

20   would read another book by this author
21   thought the cover was good or excellent
24  felt it was easy to follow
22  would recommend this story to another reader
15   felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘rhyming’
20  felt the pacing was good or excellent
21   thought the author understood the readership and what they wanted

The teacher’s review:- 

“The children really enjoyed the story and thought it had a good moral meaning (being friends with everyone)…”

Some children’s comments:-

“I liked the way it was put together.”
“ I really liked the rhyming.”
“I liked the drawings.”

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Spy Danger – Video Review

Another wonderful video review from Mrs Average Evaluates, and this time it’s the turn of Spy Danger.

“It’s quite tense, there’s danger and suspense… it’s just that lovely mix of being with a child when they’re… reading nervously, it’s lovely! We thoroughly enjoyed it.”

We are so delighted with your feedback, thank you!

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Eleanor Hurl the Peculiar Girl – Video Review

Mrs Average Evaluates had a very special guest join her for this video review of Eleanor Hurl the Peculiar Girl. 

“We like Eleanor Hurl because she’s a bit unusual… really the theme of the book is that it’s okay to be different… it’s about trying to make sure that we don’t look at difference as being right or wrong.”

We couldn’t agree more!

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Spy Danger – Review

We were delighted with this ‘Children’s Book Spotlight’ blog post from Gemma’s Book Nook.

Gemma thought Spy Danger was “…a really lovely adventure story suitable for young readers. A great one to read together or for them to read on their own. I’ll be keeping hold of this one for my son’s bookshelf.” Many thanks for your review Gemma!

 

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Spy Danger – Review

Huge thanks to Whispering Stories for their wonderful review of Spy Danger by Justin Davis. Here’s our favourite part:

“The story features lots of mysteries and intrigue and is like a mini sleuth novel for kids as the children have to decode the clues. The illustrations throughout help to bring the story to life. … This is a book that older children from about seven years onward would enjoy, especially if they are confident readers. The book is well written and captures your imagination and is exciting the whole way through.”

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The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2018 – Finalists

VERY EXCITING NEWS!

We are over the moon that two of our authors are finalists in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards! Sarah Morrell with The King and the Cockerel and SL Kins with Eleanor Hurl the Peculiar Girl are both in the running! We wish them both the very best of luck with their well-deserved nominations.

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Eleanor Hurl the Peculiar Girl – Review

Many thanks to Gemma’s Book Nook for this fabulous review of Eleanor Hurl the Peculiar Girl. Here’s an excerpt from Gemma’s post:

“As I’ve said in previous reviews of children’s books I enjoy picture books that rhyme as they help to engage children and to support their understanding of rhythm, as well as being fun to read. This one had a lovely flow to it and was very easy to read, I didn’t find myself stumbling over any of the rhymes at all. I also enjoy books with a message and this one had just that too. This would be a lovely book to use with children to tackle the topic of bullying and understanding how all children can be different and unique in their own way.”

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The King and the Cockerel – Review

We were thrilled when Tea and Cake for the Soul shared this glowing review of The King and the Cockerel:

“As well as being fun, it… has so many educational learning opportunities. From number ordering and counting, to learning about what other things animals provide us with, ie, wool coming from sheep, eggs from hens, and honey from bees. Children will not only see that it is wrong to take things that aren’t theirs, but also to admit when they are wrong and apologise and even do something to make amends. I loved the ethos of this book.”