Friday 11 March 2016

The Adventures of Pinky and Rex

Hi!
Today I'm going to review the Pinky and Rex series by James Howe, with delightful illustrations by Melissa Sweet.
Pinky is a boy and Rex is a girl, but they are still the best of best friends. This series follows them and their other friends through hilarious misadventures.
See Pinky and Rex fight off a bully, Pinky getting a cat he does not want, Rex getting jealous of Pinky's cousin Abby at a pumpkin patch, Rex getting a new addition to her family, and so, so many more!
These books are small and have big font, divided into chapters, making it ideal for a child starting chapter books. These books are also good to read to a preschooler because they use simple language.
It's easy to understand the characters' feelings.
Even if you are out of picture books, these books are still a short, delightful read.

There's Mischief at Malory Towers!

Hey friends,
Have you ever wanted to go to a boarding school? In the Malory Towers series, young Darrell's wish is fulfilled.
Off to Malory Towers, Darrell Rivers can't wait to do her best and have fun. At Malory Towers she meets the clever, tricky Alicia Johns whom she greatly admires, the vain Gwendoline, shy Mary-Lou who offers her hand in friendship, scatterbrained genius Irene, irritable Sally Hope and many more classmates.
But life is not all fun and games at Malory Towers. Darrell does terrible on her first tests. She lets loose her dangerous, hot temper on a fellow classmate and is punished by the head of her form. She hurts Sally Hope. And then she is blamed for something that she didn't do!
Will Darrell make new friends and be able to convince her fellow classmates that she is not all that bad as she seems?
The series follows Darrell from the first form to the sixth form.
A follow-up series written by Pamela Cox is also available, and it is about Darrell's younger sister Felicity Rivers and her friends at Malory Towers.
The original books are written by Enid Blyton, a well-known British author who has also written the St. Clare's series, The Faraway Tree, The Wishing Chair and many, many more!
These books talk about school life and friendship.
I like these books because they not only show things from Darrell's point of view but from her other classmates' as well. These books are a fun and easy read.
I recommend these books for ages 7 and above.