Youth Book Reviews

Book Reviews by Mrs. Husmann's 2nd Graders at Lincoln School
 
Name: Brandon
Book Title: Police Officers
Author: Paulette Bourgeois and Kim La Fave
Rating: 5/5

"I liked that the police came and got the two men before they got away with the 15 bicycles. I will give it a five because it was good that they caught the bad guys."

 
Name: Nuria
Book Title: Pinduli
Author: Janell Cannon
Rating: 5/5

"Miss Cannon is an awesome author and wonderful illustrator. Pinduli is beautiful is beautiful and smart hyena. Read this book to find out more."

 
Name: Alex
Book Title:You Wouldn't Want to be a Mammoth Hunter
Author: John Malam
Rating: 5/5

"It is a really good book. I like it but it was silly in the middle. I would like to have this book. I enjoyed it."

 
Name: Anjah
Book Title:May Belle and the Ogre
Author: Bethany Roberts
Rating: 5/5

"At the end, it's about making friends and in the middle May Belle shows Ogre ho to make a blue berry pie. In the beginning May Belle gave some things that were hers to Ogre."

 
Name: Echo
Book Title: Astronauts at Work
Author: Deborah A. Sharer
Rating: 5/5

"I like Astronauts at Work. On one page it tells the first chimpanzee s to orbit earth. Chimpanzees are cool. I love the information photographs."

 
Name: Gabe
Book Title: My Favorite Thing
Author: Emily Jenkins
Rating: 5/5

"It was fun to read. You will find out Alberta's favorite thing. I will let it be a surprise ending for now. I bet you will like this book if you read it."

 
Name: Hunter
Book Title: Cool Cars
Author: Seymour Simon
Rating: 5/5

"I like cool cars. The book told about cars. My favorite cars were the 1970 Chevrolet Corvette, VW Beetle, and Thrust SSC. It is the fastest car in the world. That is why I like this book."

 
Name: Amanda
Book Title: Magic Thinks Big
Author: Elisha Cooper
Rating: 5/5

"Magic the cat is thinking if he should go in or out or just stay in the doorway. If he goes out he could chase the loons. If he goes in he would go in front of the mouse hole. I would want to read more of Magic. I have two cute cats at my house."

 
Name: Madison
Book Title: Three More Stories you can Read to your Dog
Author: Sara S. Miller
Rating: 4/5

"You can read it to your dog! I picked this book to read because I have a dog and I like to read books to him."

 
Name: Olivia
Book Title: The Witch Who was Afraid of Witches
Author: Alice Low
Rating: 4/5

"It's really funny. I like spells. I loved the illustrations. The author made the story really interesting. I hope you guy's read this book someday. It is the best book ever. I hope you enjoy it."

 
Name: McKayla
Book Title: Snow Ponies
Author: Cynthia Cotten
Rating: 4/5

"It has great illustrations. I picked this book because I like horses and ponies. The author made the book sound like it was real even though it was fake. The illustrator did the same thing. I enjoy this book and hope you do too."

 
Name: Hannah
Book Title: Chickens May Not Cross the Road and other Crazy Laws
Author: Kathi Linz
Rating: 4/5

"It's very funny and odd and true. This non-fiction book says some things about the governor and an old president. It has information about real laws. This is the best book ever."

 
Name: Jasmine
Book Title: Pearl and Wagner: Three Secrets
Author: Kate McMullan
Rating: 5/5

"I like my book. It gives information. The illustrations are good. It is a funny book."

 
Name: Ethan
Book Title: A Trip to the Zoo
Author: Karen Wallace
Rating: 5/5

"A Trip to the Zoo has a few different kinds of animals like a rhino and six other animals. This book is fiction but has some information too. I think this book has excellent photographs."

 
Name: Jordan
Book Title: Why Do Horses Neigh?
Author: Joan Holub
Rating: 5/5

"I own my own horse and this book gives me even more information about taking care of my horse. This book is non-fiction and has lots of bright pictures! The book, Why Do Horses Neigh, just makes me really happy."

 
Name: Carolina
Book Title: All About Sharks
Author: Jim Arnosky
Rating: 5/5

"All About Sharks is an information book. Sharks were kind of scary to me until I read All About Sharks. This book has a lot of information about sharks. It tells what sharks eat, their lengths, their teeth, and how each shark has its own kind of egg."

 
Name: Mahaleigha
Book Title: Creepy Customers
Author: Samantha Hay
Rating: 5/5

"The illustrator Sarah Warburton made really good illustrations. The author made the book really good and interesting. I would give this book a 6 if I could, but I can't so I'll give it a 5."