Penguin Pandemonium- Christmas Crackers

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids kids book

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Penguin Pandemonium – Christmas Crackers (Awesome Animals) by Jeanne Willis is the 4th book about the quirky penguins which live in City Zoo. It’s Christmas time at City Zoo and the penguins go on a wild adventure when they managed to escape from their enclosure and hid in Santa’s sack. They took a ride on the reindeer pulled sledge to Wheatfield’s Infant School.

The penguins had a whale of an adventure there where they build a snow penguin, made Christmas cards for each others and their friends and decorated a tree.

The penguins learned about the real meaning of Christmas which is sharing with their friends and not just about receiving presents from Santa.

My thoughts

I found this an interesting kids book which Doggie boy and I read together. We read out a chapter of the book each night before bedtime with both of us taking turns to read the pages. Both of us found the story really hilarious and refreshing to read. It really tied into the theme of sharing and being grateful during Christmas.

I will certainly be looking out for the other books in this series the next time we visit the library.

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December 14, 2013

Confessions of a So-called Middle Child

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids kids book

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Confessions of a So-called Middle Child by Maria T. Lennon written for kids 8-12 talks about Charlie and her family having to relocate to another town to stay because of her bad record with her former school. The prank which Charlie carried out in her former school gave her a immediate expulsion and as a result she had to see a psychiatrist.

To be released from psychiatric evaluation she has to befriend the school freak and make good with helping her. This was a real challenge for Charlie as she had to show to everyone that she had turned over a new leaf and make good her pact with her shrink.

Along the way Charlie faced lots of obstacles caused by Trixie, the main bully at her new school. However with the help of her family member and friends she rose up to the task and helped to turn the life around for the school freak, Marta.

My thoughts

This was certainly a Girls’ book which would relate well with pre-teen girls. The plot was a bit slow going and only into the mid of the book did it start to pick up and get interesting. I did like reading the snippets label Facts where Charlie shares her inner thoughts with the readers. In all it was quite a fun read however the book did lack some punch and the plot progression could be much faster.

Grab your copy of Confessions of a So-called Middle Child today.

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