Specially Sarah

Author: Mary Hoffman

illustrator: Joanna carey


The story is about a girl called Sarah. She has a wiggly tooth and her brother is nearly six months old. He don't cry anymore or howl, so the tooth fairy will be coming soon.


The story was  very cool. because she had a wiggly tooth.

By Savanah

Magic Tree House Secret of the Pyramid

Title: Magic Tree House Secret of the Pyramid

Author: Marry Pope Osborne

Illustrator: Philippe Mason
Fiction
The story is about when Jake and Annie were in the Magic tree hut they looked at a book it was about a secret Pyramid. In the story the Mummy needed something to stay dead. In the story they meet a ghost queen and she spoke in a hollow echoing voice.
They ran out the pyramid they were calling their mother and they raced to their mother

The story was  interesting because there is a real Mummy in the story and I like reading adventure stories.

By Xavier

Duck Sounds

Author: James Moloney

Illustrator: Stephen Michael King

The story is about a boy called Jock and he can make  a
special sound of a duck. One morning he heard a duck
QUACK outside his window so he ran to the pond in
the park.To look what it was but it wasn't a duck it was a man playing
on a whistle.He tried to catch a duck and after a while the man caught
a duck and Jock save the duck by doing a trap on the man.

The story was  cool because Jock can make a sound as a duck

by Amber.

Geronimo Stilton and the Gold Medal Mystery

Author: Geronimo Stilton (Elisabetta Dami - Creator)
Illustrator: Cinzia Marrese, Vittoria Termini and Silvia Bigolin

The story is about Geronimo Stilton and at the Ancient Olympics.  He gets asked to report on the Olympics!!! So he said' yes!!!
Mice have to do running and  weightlifting, and not only did they do the  Summer Olympics but also the  Winter Olympics. He hopes he can figure out the gold medal mystery today, for the winner to win.

The story was interesting because I learnt a lot about the Ancient Olympics and it was a good read.

By Felicity

Too Cool Tennis Ace

Title: Tennis ace

Author: Phil Kettle

Illustrator: Craig Smith
The story is about a boy who likes playing tennis and in the end he saves his mums flower bed but he still gets in trouble by his mum.

The story was a good read and really funny.

By Olivia

BIllie B Brown: The Second-best Friend

Author: Sally Rippin
Illustrator :Aki Fukuoaka
The story is about: a girl called BILLIE B BROWN there's a boy called Jack always been Billie 's friend. They both do the same things as each other. Then there's a girl Rebecca who wants to be her friend too. Jack actually got Billie scented pens, but Rebecca had a pony that Billie liked so they traded the pony and the pens. After a while Billie feels bad she swapped Jacks pens so she asks to swap back.  Rebecca lets her keep the pony, she wants to be Billie's friend too. Billie invites Rebecca to come play in her and Jack's cubby.

The story was  fun to read because I'm into friendships and anyway I don't need just one friend.

By Felicity

Too cool Fishing Fanatic.

Title: Fishing Fanatic.

Author: Phil Kettle

Illustrator: Craig Smith

The Story is about how they went fishing and tried to catch a marlin. The dog was at the front of the boat. They put down the anchor at the shore.

The Story was cool because they caught a big marlin.

By Sally

Rapunzel

Title: Rapunzel

Author: Jacqueline Wilson

Illustrator: Nick Sharratt

The story is about:
A king and Queen. One day the Queen was going to have a daughter but she was very ill so the king went to the cottage and stole some rampion but an old lady caught him steeling the rampion, and then he promised that he'll give her anything if he can have the rampion and she said yes so he got all the rampion he could and then he made it into soup and it made the Queen better and when she had a daughter and then the witch stole the baby.

The story was:
Cool because it was a good story with lots of detail.

By Philippa

The Gadget War

Title: The Gadget War

Author: Betsy Duffey

Illustrator: Julie Anderson

The story is about:
A girl who likes inventing things, her name is Kelly Sparks, but one day a new boy comes into her classroom and he also is a inventor so they start a gadget war. Then one day at lunch Kelly accidently shot an orange half at her teacher and he wanted to see who did it, Kelly knew she was in big trouble but then something hit her and it was a orange half and Albert the new boy got in trouble then Kelly started to like him.

The story was:
Cool because its about two kids like me who invent things.

By Philippa

Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy

Title: Horrid Henry tricks the tooth fairy

Author : Francesa simon

Illustrator : Tony Ross

The story was about Horrid Henry tricks the tooth fairy and he fails. Then Horrid Henry spoils a wedding and Pimply Paul ands Prissy Polly are not happy. Perfect Peter is always perfect

The story was cruel, naughty, funny and sneaky.

by Jesse

Frankly Frannie

Title: Frankly Frannie

Author: AJ Stern

Illustrator: Doreen Mulryan Marts

The story was about a girl who likes changing her name a lot and one day her class is going on a trip to local radio station. When she needs to go toilet, she sees that Mr. Sanders wasn't in his chair when she walked past. So, she filled in for him. But when someone calls on the show and she gets some answers wrong and she gets in really big trouble.

The story was cool because she always gets up to mischief.

By Philippa

The Puppy Place - Flash

Title: Flash
Author: Ellen Miles
Illustrator: Ellen Miles

The story is about Charles and Lizzie they are going to their cousins when they arrived they saw a puppy looking for a home and they tried to find a home for the puppy

I think the story was a awesome book because I love puppies.

By Grayce

Magic Tree House A Wild West Ride

Title: Magic Tree House

Author: Mary Pope Osborne

Illustrator: Philippe Masson

The story is about two children that are brother and sister and their names are Jack and Annie. A rabbit leads them into the woods and they find a magic tree house where they find their friend. When they get up into the tree house their friend hands them a book about the wild west and when they read the book the magic tree house will spin and it will go to the wild west. In the wild west they meet a cowboy and this changes his life.

The story was fun to read because it tells you about two children that go to the wild west from a tree house and meet a cowboy and change his life.

By Philippa

Rainbow magic: Lauren the puppy fairy

Author: Daisy Meadows
Illustrator: Georgie  Ripper


The story is about two girls called Kirsty and Rachel. They have a puppy called Bouncer. There's a
fairy named Lauren with a missing pet. But can Bouncer help find the missing pet?. There's goblins
in the way can the girls keep bouncer out of them.

The story was very good to read because it is about my two favourite things, puppies and fairies.

By Felicity

Roller-Coaster

Author; David Metzenthen

Illustrator:Peter Sheehar

The story is about Matt wanting to go on the roller-coaster in the fun park. He hopes not to be sick or vomit in the roller-coaster. The roller-coaster flew up into the sky and DOWN it crashed on to the rails.

The story was: cool and funny because when they were on the roller- coaster their faces looked funny.

By Amber

The Two Gorillas

Title: The Two Gorillas
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Illustrator: Mich Vane

The story is about a little girl that has two gorillas she decides they need a bath so she washes them
and she washes them and she thought that one of them died.

I think the story was bad :(

By Grayce

Zac Power Test Drive Zac's Sticky Fix

Title: Zacs Sticky Fix
Author: H.l. Larry
Illustrator:Andy Hook
The story is about a kid called Zac and he  has a secret head quarters. When he find's out about the leak will he fixes the leak in time.

The story was not very interesting.

By Olivia

Zac Power Horror House

Title: Horror House
Author : H.l.larry
Illustrator by: Ron Monnier
Fiction
The Story is a about zac who saves the world and replaces the light bolts because its dark and gets
all the ghosts out so someone  can leaves in there.

The story was cool because it had adventure in it.

By Blake

Dragonbreath Liar of the Bat Monster

Title: Dragonbreath Liar of the Bat Monster
Author: Ursla Veron
Illustrator: Ursla Veron

The story is about Danny Dragonbreath and his best friend Wendell. They are exploring cool bat caves
in the Mexican jungle, when suddenly Danny gets kidnapped by a giant bat monster. Now it's up to
Wendell to hunt down the creature before she permanently adopts Danny as her bat monster baby.

The story was funny and long.

By Felicity

The Magic Wand

Title: The Magic Wand

Author: Ursula Dubosarsky

Illustrator: Mitch Vane

The story was about Becky who has a magic wand and she was trying to turn her

brother into a cat.. And she did but then her mum called her to have some dinner.

But her baby brother was still a cat so she asked her mum where he may be but she was actually

dreaming the whole time.

The story was; interesting and cool.

by Amber.

The Penguins of Madagascar Graphic Novel

Title: Penguins On a Mission

Author: Dreamworks

Illustrator: Dreamworks

This story is about 4 penguins that like going on missions.

There first mission they went on was about  yummy, yummy popcorn that they were stealing!

BUT Alice the zookeeper stepped in and shouted "NO FEEDING THE ANIMALS!"

There next mission was about a webcam that watches there every move,OH O! 

In this story you will laugh your heads off, that's why I have to say this, that I think this story is funny

because when I read, there is a funny thing on everything!

By Emilie

Title: Penguins of Madagascar - Penguins on a Mission
Author: Dreamworks
Illustrator: Dreamworks

The story is about penguins are on mission and they have to defeat a big giant sewer rat.

The story was missionable, brave and they have courage.

By Jesse

George Brown Class Clown Trouble Magnet

Title: Trouble Magnet
Author: Nancy Krulik
Illustrator: Aaron Blecha

My story is about a naughty boy that keeps on getting in trouble by a special burp called the super burp

The story was: weird and funny.


By Grayce.

My Amazing Poo Plant

Title: My Amazing Poo Plant
Author: Moya Simons
Illustrator: Judith Rossell

The story is about a pet day at this school, This girl had no pet her mum asked her if she would like a pot plant she said no because it didn't yap. She asked her mum if she was allowed a guinea pig, She said no so she had a pot plant, Then a bird came along and pooed in it then it became a poo plant.

The story was interesting because a bird came along and pooed in it and it became a poo plant.

By Sally

Get Your Hands Dirty SJ Pt 1 No 4 2009

Title: Get Your Hands Dirty

Author: Karen Phelps

Photographer: Karen Phelps 

Non fiction

The story was about no waste.  Making a worm farm getting your hands dirty at school keeping

the school clean.

The story was yucky dirty because it has worms and heaps of dirty.

by Kahu

My Two Families L23

Title: My Two Families.

Author: Michele Gordon.

Illustrator: Sharyn Madder.

The Story is about: This girl was adopted and she didn't want to tell her class. She told her class for homework she was adopted, because this boy out of her class had no mother. In the end she told her mother "Thanks for adopting me".

The Story was: confusing because she was adopted, and a boy out of her class had no mother.

By Sally

Title: My two families

Author: Michele Gordon.
Illustrator: Sharyn Madder
Fiction.
The Story is about Alex's two families and her first day of school she has to write about her family.
It had to be family tree, you see Alex was adopt.
When it was homework after Karl's sharing she felt much braver. She shared her two of her families and she felt special but the teacher was adopt too.
The story was interesting.
      
by Xavier

Tittle: My Two Families.

Author: Michele Gordon.

Illustrator: Sharyn Madder.
Fiction
The story was about a little girl has started a new class at the start of the new year of school. She
was very nervous because she did not know half the children but she felt happy to because some of her friend's were there to she also felt happy because Karl told the whole class that he lived in an orphanage so Alex felt much better and wanted to share she had two families now.

The story was  it's interesting because the whole class gets to know that she has two families.

By Lani

Title: My Two families
Author: Michele Gordon
Illustrator: Sharyn Madder
Fiction
The story is about:
This girl has two families. And on the first day at school she was nervous. the class was doing art on the first day at school and she wasn't impressed about doing homework on the first day. And her homework was about a family tree.
The story  was interesting about how she was shy to tell the class that she was adopted.

By Liam Vanner


Title: My Two Families
Author: Michele Gordon
Illustrator: Sharyn Madder
The story was about Alex's two families and her first day at school. She had to do homework and it was about her family tree but she did not want the class to know about her family who adopted her. She felt extra special because the teacher was adopted too.

The story was interesting because she was adopted and had two families to do things with.

By Heath

Ivy + Bean Book 1

Title: Ivy + Bean
Author: Annie Barrows
Illustrator: Sophie Blackall
The story is about two girls. Meet Ivy + Bean, two girls who never wanted to like each other. The moment they saw each other they knew they would never be friends. When Bean plays a trick on
her sister and Ivy comes to the rescue will they get in trouble and they will have fun of course.

The story was funny, long and likable.


By Felicity.

Billie B Brown The Little Lie

Title: The Little Lie.
Author: Sally Rippin
Illustrator: Sally Rippin

The story is about a girl called Billie B Brown who falls off a fence and breaks her arm and when she tries to get people to sign her cast she tries to make her story more exiting. She ends up telling a lie. Oh dear!

The story was sad because Billie broke her arm.

By Olivia

Magic Tree House Valley of the Dinosaurs

Title: Magic Tree House Valley of the Dinosaurs

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator: Philippe Masson
Fiction
The Story is about:
A Valley of the Dinosaurs so they go to a magic tree hut and there are lots of books in there.
After a hour there was a Pteranodon outside and after talking to the Pteranodon there was a
Triceratop charging. Annie stop it. After fifteen seconds there was a Tyrannosaurs rex! He got the bag and the book and he ran! In the magic tree hut when the tyrannosaurs rex had gone they raced home.


The story was interesting because it had a lot of adventures.

By Xavier
 

              
                                                    

Horrid Henrys Nits

Title: Horrid Henry's Nits
Author: Francesca Simon
Illustrator: Tony Ross

The story was about Horrid Henry's classroom is having a visit from nitty Nora and Henry is the only one who has nits so he's getting rid of them by giving them to his classroom and his brother. Its also about Henry going on a school trip to the ice-cream factory but when they get there its closed so they go to the museum that his brother is going to, then Henry gets in trouble and him and his brother is wearing  the same top so he gets in trouble.

The story was funny because it's full of Horrid Henry getting in trouble.

By Philippa

Billie B Brown The Extra Special Helper

Author: Sally Rippin

Illustrator: Aki Fukuoka

The story was about Billie Brown being Mrs Walton's  extra helper. One morning

Billie's class went to the zoo and Billie had to look after the student in the back

of the line. But then Billie got lost and then Jack, her best friend found her and took

her to the back of the line again.

The story was cool and not like other stories  

By Amber .                              

The Wishing Horse

Title: The Wishing Horse.
Author: Malcolm Yorke
Illustrator: Jan Lewis

My story is about a man and a horse. They can make your wishes come true. So they go to a poor village and make them no longer poor.

The story was very magical and awesome.

By Grayce

Horrid Henry's Haunted House

Title: Horrid Henry's Haunted House
Author : Francesca Simon
Illustrator: Tony Ross
Fiction
The story is about a kid that is naughty and is a mischief.  His brother is very good. He

is the most well behaved child in the family. Henry has worse  things up his sleeve every time, so be aware, in every surprise there's a scare.

The story was very, very funny and naughty and cruel.

By Jesse

Bird's Eye View L18

Title: Birds Eye View

Author: Jenny  Giles

Illustrator:  Rachel Tonkin

Fiction

The story is about a girl  who gets  lost. Luke  saw the  girl.   Luke was sitting in the cab of his dad's truck.  It was Saturday morning.

The story was boring because Luke was sitting in the  cab.

by  Isabella.

The Stowaway JJ45

Title: The Stowaway

Author: Katie Furze

Illustrator: Rebecca Kereopa

This story is about a cat named Walter. When the kids are at school Walter hangs out at the workshop with Ernie.
But one day he leaves the workshop, and finds a mouse running into a container but then runs out again                  
and poor,poor Walter gets trapped in the container and sails on a boat. The people on the boat found him and sailed back to his house and returned him! YAY! Purrrrrrrr.

This story was exciting because you don't know what's going to happen next. And cute because Walter is cute.

By Emilie

No Home for a Gnome JJ 34

Title: No Home for a Gnome
Author: Rosemary McGregor
Illustrator: Tom Simpson

The story is about a gnome. The family moved into a bigger house And they found a fishpond and they found an ugly gnome with a yellow hat. They hear about the gala. So they went to the gala and sold the gnome.

The story was a fun and funny story.

By Savanah

Title No Home for a Gnome
Author Rosemary McGregor
Illustrator Tom Simpson

The story was about how these people moved to a new house and the previous people that  live in that house left a gnome in the backyard. They found it in the garden but they didn't want it  so they decided to sell it. Then it was gone. After the gala next door neighbour  came over and gave  them  their gnome came back as a welcome to the street present.

The story was interesting because they moved house and they tried to get rid of the gnome, but it didn't work.

By Shaun

Title: No Home for a Gnome
Author: Rosemary  Mcgregor
Illustrator:  Tom Simpson
The story is about the family moved to a big house and they saw a gnome. The next morning the gnome was gone. Then the gnome came back again.  Then mum said we have two old gnomes.    
The story was interesting because they moved to new house and they found a gnome and give it away and it came back.

by Faolaina

The Big Bad Wolf L16

Title: The Big Bad Wolf

Author:  Dawn Mcmillan 

Illustrator: Richard Hoit

The Story is about the two boys who were in a play. The two boys practiced the play. When the play was on Max got sick and Grandad took his place as the Big Bad Wolf.                                                                                                                                                    

The story was wonderful and great to read.

by Steven

Nelson gets a Fright L19

Title: Nelson gets a Fright
Author: Beverley Randell
Illustrator: Julin Bruere
The story is about when he was playing with his sister and then they went for a walk
and then he saw some lions and went to
have a look but he got in trouble and
then his mum came to help.

The story was telling me about elephants.

By Blake

Takapu JJ 45

Title: Takapu
Author: Ian Mchenry
Illustrator Xin Qiu
the story is about: A type of bird called takapu . The takapu can fly from New Zealand to Australia.Takapu's live at the beach.the takapu is not the most popular bird around the world.This bird is called the takapu.
The story was teaching us about takapu.

by Olivia

Pohutukawa JJ 45

Title: Pohutukawa.
Author: Kate Boyle.
Illustrator: Jodi Wicksteed.
The story is about: how pohutukawas live and when they bloom. Who kills them and what they are used for.

The story was: very informative and awesome.

By Grayce Gill

Title. Puhutukawas
Author. Kate Boyle
illustrator. Photoghrapy
The story is about;How Puhutukawas trees grow and how they live and what they are used for
and who kills them.
The story was; About teaching us about puhutukawa trees.

By Amber Weber.

Myrtle the Turtle SJ Pt 2 No 4 2002

Title: Myrtle the Turtle

Author : Dot Meharry

illustrator : Mary Adams

The story is about : school children who thought that their turtle was dead because he wasn't moving. They buried him in the garden but he wiggled out of the grave because the sand was wet. He just had a sore leg.

The story was really sad but at the end he was ok.

By Jesse

Let's Go Rangers! SJ Pt 2 No 4 2002

Title: Lets Go Rangers!
Author: Jill MacGregor
Photography: Jill MacGregor
The story is about: A hockey team thats going to have a game of roller hockey. Their going to verse another team to get into the Championships. And its also about how to play roller hockey and the skating skills.
The story was: Interesting because its about how to play roller hockey and the skating skills and its also about a team who wants to go to the Championships.

By Philippa

Author:Jill MacGregor
Illustrator: Photography by Jill MacGregor
This story is about a hockey player called Laura. What she wears and when she trains for this tournament. It is also about what the referee's job is and what part she plays in the game. And a lot of fascinating facts about hockey when she plays in the game when she plays in the Championships. 

The story was interesting because  I learnt about her life and hockey facts about in line roller-hockey.

By Felicity