As I did last year, I’d like to share with you my choices for the “best” in book reviews for children, by children. All appeared online and were written (without byline) by children participating in New Jersey’s Collaborative Summer Reading Program, “Every Hero has a Story.”
(Reviews are unedited and do contain spelling and grammatical errors.)
Highest praise review:
STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS
Author – Adapted by Rob Valois
crazy awesome
Best back-handed compliment for an audiobook:
Sky jumpers
What a excellent book, even though this was on cd, I really enjoyed it alot.
Cutest review:
Revenge Of The Flower Girls
Author – Jennifer Ziegler
Lots of mischief. Hee hee hee…
Best alternative title in a review (tie!):
Lair & Spy
Author – Rebecca Stead
Mummus in the Morning
Author – Mary Pope Osborne
Reviewer most likely to have a future in writing book jacket copy:
Humphrey
In the story Humphrey was a little smart hampster who lived in a pet store. One day, a teacher got a class pet it was Humphrey! Humphrey had a dream of being a sailor.
His friends in room 26 made boats. The adventure began…
Best “Whaaaat?” review:
Captain America, The Winter Soldier: Falcon Takes Flight
Author – Adam Davis
A man meets another man and they both like to run.
Most random complaint review:
My Froggy Valentine
Author – Matt Novack
We wish there was a unicorn picture in the book. Cute story. Good ending.
Best review for a book that changes personal viewpoint:
The Isle of the Lost
Author – Melissa De La Cruz
I liked this book because I never knew villains had kids, too. Also because it was funny.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these reviews as much as I did. 🙂
Renee Perron
This was great! Thanks for the laugh. We all need it at this point during the summer reading program.
Lisa
😀
Kelly Doolittle
So cute – now I want to read all these books! Thanks – informative and silly!