This story is about a little girl who was looking for a squeak noise.  It was a good story with good pictures and the words were easy to read.  I liked this book because it was funny. 

I reckon Kinder or Year 1 kids would like this book.
Aaron, age 8.  Sydney West

This story is about people who hear noises and they don’t know what it is.  It was a good story with good pictures.

I think Year 1 and Year 2 children would like this book.  I liked it because it was funny.
Mitchell age 9.  Sydney West

What’s That Noise?
Francesca Simon
David Melling

Hodder Toddlers
Hodder Children’s Books, 2001

unpaged, pbk, $10.95
0340782124

This story is about a dog hearing strange noises from outside and inside his house.  It was a good story and I liked the pictures too.  I liked this book because the dog was always hearing strange noises and then finding out where they really came from.

I think Kindergarten kids would like this book.

This story was about a dog who heard a lot of strange noises.  It was a good story and I thought the pictures were great.  They suited the story and the words were nice and easy to read.  I think this book would be good as a read-alone book for Year Two children.

I liked it because it was funny and the noises were funny.

Flip and Flop
Dawn Apperley

Hodder Toddlers
Hodder Children’s Books, 2001

unpaged, pbk, $10.95
0340787996

This story is about two penguins named Flip and Flop and they played together.  I loved this story because the words and the pictures made me laugh.  I thought it was funny when Flip didn’t want to play with Flop.  I think all kids would like this book.

Charmaine, age 9.  Sydney West

This story is about two penguins named Flip and Flop who play Boomba together.  They make friends with two polar bears called Hip and Hop.  It was a funny story with funny pictures too.

I think kids in Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 will like this book.  I liked it because there were penguins and polar bears in it and I like these animals.

Emalie age 8.  Sydney West

This story is about Flip and Flop and a game called Boomba.  I thought this story was a good one.  The pictures were really good too.  I liked this book because they played a game called Boomba.  I think all people will like this book.

Joshua, age 8.  Sydney West

Little Sunbeam
Lucy Su

Hodder Toddlers
Hodder Childrens Books 2001

unpaged, pbk $10.95
0340795352

This story was about a little sunbeam who gets lost.  I didn’t think this story was a  good one but the pictures fitted the story.  I didn’t like this book because it was babyish.

I don’t think kids will like this one because it was silly.

Joshua, age 8.  Sydney West

This story was about a sunbeam.  I liked the story and the pictures.  I liked this book because there is a cute little sunbeam.  I think Pre-school kids would like this story to be read to them.

Cartwheels in the Kitchen
David Melling

Hodder Toddlers
Hodder Children's Books. 2001

unpaged, pbk, $10.95
0340757655

This book is about all these crazy animals doing odd things in places at different speeds and doing actions that toddlers shouldn’t do. It makes you feel happy because the animals are doing odd things. It makes me feel that I want to read more because of the dots.

Toddlers would like the book a lot because it doesn’t have very many pages and the animals are smart and psycho just like toddlers are a bit rowdy.

Geoffrey, age 8, ACT

Hello Ducks
Angie Sage

Hodder Children's Books 2001

unpaged, pbk $10.95
0340773421

Baby keeps saying bye bye and hello. You could read this story to a baby because the book tells you what the baby does through the day. It would be a good book for young kids because of this. Toddlers would like the colourful pictures.

Mouse and Elephant
An Vombraut

Hodder Childrens Books 2001

unpaged, pbk. $10.95
0340799455

Elephant and Mouse are thinking of what to play. Can they play together and agree on something?

The author is trying to say that things don’t always turn out your way but most of the time its okay.

A toddler might find this book funny. There are very funny parts in the story for young kids, but it is not really for big kids.

One too many tigers
Cressida Cowell
Andy Ellis

Hodder Children's Books 2001

unpaged, pbk $10.95
0340792140

When baby Titbit arrives, the tree became crowded. There was one too many tigers. Leaping leopards and jumping jaguars what are we to do?

A good counting book for little kids. If we were toddlers we would enjoy this story, but it is too young for us.

Miriam and Ye-Seul, age 7, ACT