A Kid's Book Review

The Dragon of the Red Dawn, a Merlin Mission

nobody@vox.com(Ainsley) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:27:51 -0700

Dragon of the Red Dawn (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Mary Pope Osborne

The Dragon of the Red Dawn is by Mary Pope Osborne. I am not sure how many Magic Treehouse books I have read, about 23 probably. This one is a very good book, my second favorite Magic Treehouse book. I liked it because Jack and Annie rode the dragon on the cover. She was a helpful dragon. Annie and Jack went to old Japan to get the secret of happiness for Merlin because Merlin is ill. They are sent to Edo City in Old Japan by Teddy and Kathleen, which is now called Tokyo, Japan. My favorite part is when they are riding the dragon and it commanded rain clouds from its mouth to put out the fires in Edo. Annie and Jack are helped by Basho the poet and are called Baku and Koto. I think you should read this book if you like dragons or if you want to feel like you are in Old Japan. I also like the illustrations on chapter 2 because it shows The Imperial Garden.

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Celery Stalks at Midnight

nobody@vox.com(Ainsley) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:16:58 -0700

The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Bunnicula Books)

James Howe

This book was very exciting! (It didn't really have anything about celery stalks though) I liked the part where they jumped into the trash truck. This book was about a great adventure by Chester the Cat, Harold the Dog (the shaggy one), and Howie the dachshund. They are trying to find Bunnicula because he got out of the garage the first night in the book. Chester took them to a lot of places and was stabbing white vegetables with toothpicks, thinking they were alive! My favorite character in the story is Bunnicula because they were making a play about castle Bunnicula, and he was sleeping the whole time, and they won first prize for the most unusual pet. I think you should read this book if you like adventure books with animals.

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Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

nobody@vox.com(Ainsley) — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:38:46 -0700

Dragon Rider

Cornelia Funke

This is a really good book full of great adventure. My favorite character in the book is Firedrake. He is the dragon on the cover of the book. I like his silver scales and his giant wings. The dragons are looking for the "Rim of Heaven" because the valley they live in is going to be flooded. One part of the story that I really liked was when Ben was swept away by the giant Roc bird and the bird drops him into her nest. But my favorite part was when they reached the Rim of Heaven. I think you should read this book if you like adventure or dragons.

(And Nettlebrand from Dragon Rider was made from a toad!!)

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Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe

nobody@vox.com(Ainsley) — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:37:59 -0700

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula)

Deborah Howe

I have read this book 2 times! I really like it because it is scary and silly. Vampire Bunnicula may be cute but he sleeps ALL day and drinks the blood (juice) out of all the vegetables and turns them WHITE! Chester the mean cat used garlic every night to try to stop Bunnicula from getting into the kitchen. Bunnicula got sick, and the people took him to the doctor. The doctor gave him carrot juice and he was better right away. They used the mixer and mixed carrots, salad, and all kinds of different vegetables and made juices out of them to give to Bunnicula. I think you would like this book if you like rabbits and vampires and like to be a little scared.

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Igraine the Brave

nobody@vox.com(Ainsley) — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:23:34 -0700

Igraine The Brave

Cornelia Funke

This is the first book that I read by Cornelia Funke. It is about a girl who wants to become a knight. Her family was a family of magicians. Her brother, her mom, and her dad were all magicians. She thought magic was BORING! This book is good to read if you like magicians and knights. There was a magical mix-up!

(Her Mom and Dad are the pigs on the cover!!)

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About me

nobody@vox.com(Ainsley) — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:18:25 -0700

My name is Ainsley and I am 8 years old. I love to read all kinds of books. My favorite book is Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke and Harry Potter book 1 by J.K. Rowling. I also like to read Magic Tree House books and the Chronicles of Narnia.

This blog is where I will add my thoughts about the books I have read and show pictures that I draw about the books.

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