Kid's Book Reviews - December 2001

The Incredible Journey

by Sheila Burnford 

I read a really cool book called The Incredible Journey. It is about these two dogs and a cat, whose owners are on a year-long vacation. They are staying with a friend of their owners. They run away and try to get home.

This is a good book because it is really exciting. It is also very descriptive. I would definitely recommend it to kids about my age.

Reviewed by Princess Toenails - age 11

Hatchet

by Gary Paulsen

Hatchet is about a boy named Brian Robeson who is visiting his father for the first time since his mom and dad's divorce. Before he leaves, all his mom gives him is a hatchet. While he is flying to his dad's house, the pilot has a heart-attack. The plane runs out of fuel and crashes down onto an island, where he has to find food, water, and has to learn by himself how to make weapons to catch things like rabbits, fish, and birds. I really like this book and I hope you read it too.

Reviewed by Dude Man - Age 9

Goldilocks Returns

by Lisa Campbell Ernst

It's about Goldilocks when she's older. She goes back to the bears' house and fixes it up because she has nightmare about the bears. It's funny when she puts tons of locks on the bears' house so no snoops like goldilocks will come into their house. She also dumps out the bears' porridge because she doesn't like it and she doesn't think it's good for the bears. Also, after fifty years, the baby bear still has a "wee" voice. 

This is a really funny book. I like the pictures because they're funny too.

Reviewed by Peach - Age 6