Kids' Book Reviews - March 2002

Mistakes that Worked

by Charlotte Foltz Jones and illustrated by John O'Brien 

What does cheese, silly putty, and paper towels have in common? They were all invented by mistake! In this book, it tells about accidents that worked. For example, in the 1890s a candy maker was trying to make caramels. They messed up and made something completely different. "Oh, fudge!" they said. And that's how fudge was invented.

This was really a funny book. I never knew there were so many things invented by accident.

Reviewed by Princess Toenails - age 11

My Side of the Mountain

by Jean Craighead George

My Side of the Mountain is about a teenage boy named Sam Gribley who runs away from home to the Catskill Mountains. On the mountain he learns how to make all kinds of things that he needs to survive. Also, in the book he finds a peregrine falcon nest. He takes home one of the babies and names her Frightful. This was a really, really good book.

Reviewed by Dude Man - Age 9

Trouble at Christmas

by Russell Johnson and illustrated by Bernadette Watts

Trouble at Christmas was about Santa's reindeer on Christmas Eve. The reindeer went to their relatives house because they didn't want to work on Christmas. My favorite part was when lion and dragon and other animals flew Santa's sleigh. One of the parts that was funny was when the elephant slipped off the roof of a house. It's a fun book.

Reviewed by Peach - Age 6