Book Reviews By & For Kids

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles - by Julie Edwards (1974)

4/1/2015

By Piranha T.

One day, two days before Halloween, Benjamin, Thomas and Melinda Potter go to the zoo. There, they meet a little man who tells them about a creature called a Whangdoodle. When the Potters arrive home, Tom looks up "Whangdoodle" in the dictionary, and it is described as "a fanciful creature." Benjamin is sure that means that Whangdoodles are imaginary, but when they meet him again he tells them again about Whangdoodles, as well as about a whole land where the magical creatures live, hidden away from this world. So when together the Potter children and their friend get to Whangdoodle land they journey through it in the hopes of seeing the Whangdoodle - but will they be able to?

I liked this book because it has magic, and I liked the characters. I recommend it to readers!

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OLIVER AND THE SEAWIGS By Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre

1/5/2015

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- by A the Bull, 6 years old (almost 7), Virginia

Oliver has had ten years of exploring with his parents (since he was a baby). Finally, his parents can not find anything else to explore so they decide to move back home. When they get home Oliver's parents discover there are new islands near their house that are not on any maps. So they decide to explore those islands but his parents become missing at sea! Oliver goes to find them and on the way he meets some unsuspected friends, a seabird, a mermaid and a moving island called Cliff. Then it becomes a big adventure to try to find his parents!

I loved this book because it's really exciting. The whole adventure is out at sea and I like swimming so that's why I enjoyed the story. I would recommend this book to others, kids and adults, because it's a great mystery and you won't want to put the book down!

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The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles - by Julie Edwards (1974)

OLIVER AND THE SEAWIGS By Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre