Book Review: Nick Mackie: Chester and the Eggie Boo

Chester and the Eggie Boo

Author: Nick Mackie 

                

Title: Chester and the Eggie Boo

Genre: Children's books, Fiction, Bedtime and Dreams, Yound Adult,

Synopsis: All aboard! Choo - Choo, Eggie Boo! A beautifully illustrated children's picture book by Nick Mackie Chester lives in an old railway station that has been converted into a seaside café and home. When playing with his toys Chester dreams of a past when real trains stopped at the station. The magic machine in Chester's bedroom is the portal into the fantastical land of Eggie Boo. Its special tickets transform the old station into a magical railway, with a mysterious train, and eccentric passengers

Review: Really good book and it was easy to get into and l highly recommended this book to anybody and I was sent this book for review and l would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it's good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio even if you don't read books like this and it was a real enjoyable storyline. l won this book on goodreads as part of first read giveaway and l was lucky enough it win it and l really enjoyed reading this book

About the author: Nick Mackie is an award-winning animator, director and illustrator.As a creative he has worked for many years in the animation industry at studios such as the Oscar winning Aardman Animations, 4:2:2 and Picasso Pictures.Nick has won a BBC Talent award for animation, a Royal Television Society award, been in competition at Annecy, Edinburgh, Portland, London and numerous other international film festivals. He once even won the funniest film in Belgium award!He has also illustrated & written two pre-school children's books and contributed to others.Nick is presently working on 'Bob Soup' an exciting new book and writing an Edwardian crime thriller while also thinking about stories for the next Eggie Boo book Nick lives in the sunny South West of England with his musician wife, their young son, and naughty border terrier. This author is very nice.

 Edition: Hardback

Star rating:   5 out of 5 stars

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Book Review: Bron Whitley: Layla Learns To Be Brave

Layla Learns to be Brave: Volume 1 (Layla Down Under)

Author:  Bron Whitley  

Title:   Layla Learns To Be Brave

Genre:  Children’s Book, Fiction And Short Story

Synopsis:  Trying new things can be scary! Layla wants to go to singing club. But what will happen if she doesn’t know any of the songs? Will the other kids laugh at her? Join Layla as she decides what to do. Will she go to singing club? Will she choose to be brave? A story about a girl who is shy but does Layla overcome her shyness to join in a club of something she loves to do? Her mother wants her to join cause both of Layla’s friends are taking part and Layla’s mother knows her daughter loves singing cause all Layla does is sing and hum from the moment she wakes up till the time she goes to bed but she doesn’t sing in school and Layla enjoys singing and school.


About the author: Bron Whitley is the author of the imaginative and fun Layla Down Under series of early reader chapter books for 6-8 year olds. The first book in the series, Layla Learns to be Brave was released in August 2015. Bron's goal is to write fun, wholesome and uplifting books for kids of all ages.Bron Whitley lives in Brisbane, Australia. She has three small children who keep her constantly on her toes, an old faithful dog, and a husband with a guitar collecting problem. Bron Whitley has always loved to write, and the story lines in her children's books are often inspired by her own children's antics.


Review:  This book is really good and easy to get in to and it’s hard to put down once you pick it up. It did not take me long to read it is a short story but it is really nice story about Layla overcoming her shyness and join a club to do what she loves and Layla is a really good big sisters to her brother and sister this book is part of a set and l cannot wait to read more of this series.

Edition: Paperback and Kindle

Star rating:   5 out of 5 stars

book Review : Gwyneth Rees : Fairy Treasure

Fairy Treasure

Author:  Gwyneth Rees

Title:  Fairy Treasure

Genre:   Children Books, fiction, novelty activity books,  fantasy  and young adult

Synopsis:  Connie is not a child who likes books. So she's not too pleased when she's sent to stay with her eccentric author aunt. But then Connie meets Ruby –– a book-fairy –– in the dusty old library. Ruby is in trouble: she has broken fairy-law by trying to take something –– a piece of jewellery –– back to fairyland through the 'gateway' of a fairy-dust-sprinkled book. And now the jewellery has disappeared and Ruby can't get back home! Can Connie help Ruby find the missing jewellery before the doorway to fairyland is closed forever? Connie has never believed in fairies, so she’s amazed when ruby, a tiny fairy – girl, suddenly appears in the library of the old house where Connie is staying. Ruby says that she is a book fairy – but that she is in terrible trouble. She has been banished from fairyland until she finds a ruby ring, which she has lost. Can Connie help ruby find the missing ring – before the doorway to fairyland closed forever?


Review:  this book is about fairies and it is a really good book and it is easy to get into and it is 236 pages along but it is a children books but i had this book for years but sometimes like reading it again from time to time and l know it is a children book but oh well it is really enjoyable and l love it.

Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Book Review : Daisy Meadows : Saffron the Yellow Fairy

Saffron the Yellow Fairy

Author:  Daisy Meadows

Title:  Saffron the yellow fairy

Genre:   Children Books, fiction, novelty activity books,  fantasy  

Synopsis:  When Rachel and Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday, they have no idea that such incredible adventures with the fairies await them! In this third book in the series, Rachel and Kirsty follow the buzzing bees to try to find Saffron the Yellow Fairy. Follow a fairy to the end of the rainbow! Saffron the yellow fairy is stuck in a very sticky situation. Rachel and Kristy must follow a twisting trail of lemony fairy dust to find her

Review:  this book is one of a box set and l read it years ago and it was a good book wish l had the set though and l really enjoyed reading this book and l know it is a children book.

Star Rating: 5 out of 5 stars