The Great World of Books

Author: David Baddiel Illustrator: Jim Field Rating: 9/10 Age: 9+ Genre: Fiction, Humour Pages: 407 Published in: Sept 2017 Main Characters:   Sam and Ruby Green, Grandma Poppy, Grandpa Sam, Grandma Glenda and Grandpa Mike and Mr and Mrs Green Synopsis : It is the 7th of September, and Sam Green was a 10 year old boy who couldn’t wait for his 11th birthday. After a long wait, it finally came the next day! After having a glorious cake, a fabulous party and fantastic costume, Sam wishes it could be every day! That night, on his birthday, he sees a mini shooting star which sizzles over the sky like a bright firework… Sam decides that he would wish on this peculiar shooting star which had magically popped up in the sky. So, on that night, Sam wishes that he could have his birthday every single day for a whole year! On the next morning, his wish became reality! His mum had given him breakfast in bed, and a heap of new pres

Author: Gwyneth Rees Illustrator: Ella Okstad and Lydia Monks Rating: 10/10 Age: 7+ Genre: Fiction, Magic, Humour Pages: 176 Published in: Feb 2013 Main Characters: Emma, Saffie, Mum and Dad, Grandma and the neighbours. Synopsis : Emma is a young girl who lives with her mum, dad and her younger 6-year-old sister Saffie. These two wondrous sisters may look ordinary, but they are not. They have super powers! But it wasn’t as if they could make themselves invisible, or even fly, but what they could do was make non-living objects come to life! It wasn’t only Emma and Saffie who had powers. It was a strange gift that ran through their family; but skipped a generation each time, so neither of Emma’s parents had this magical power, but their grandma did. Emma and Saffie could do all sorts of clever things that their friends in school couldn’t, such as: making dolls talk, asking the hoover to clean up, make pens and pencil