Leaping into Tingles
Helene Smith 

Fremantle Arts Centre Press 2001 

$12.95 124p pbk

The genre for this book would be adventure. The age intended for this book would be around 10 to 11 and it does appeal to this age group and this is age group it is meant for . The choice of topic for this book is good because it is something kids would dream about. The story line is of very high quality because it is worded really well and it is easy to understand. 

The size of the text is easy to read and the style of print is good. The layout of this book is really well put together. This book is definitely a read alone book.

 I thought the book was excellent and exciting to read. I would think this book would be good to read and report to other students about.

Reviewer: Shannan, 11, Rural NSW

This book is engineered for younger readers.  It starts off with Celia getting heavy feet and having a strange urge to go to a Tinglewood tree.  She’s very confused, until she discovers the truth; Celia is a wohunk kid.  Sent away for the holidays, Celia has to learn how to jump, get used to a boy called Nat, and still make sure she’s not just dreaming.

Fantasy from the first page, the words aren’t as complicated as the Harry Potter books, but the story is just as amazing. Even though I’d say it’s aimed at eight to twelve-year-olds, I really enjoyed reading it. Sometimes all the strange words were hard to manage, but by the third chapter I was getting used to it.  It’s a great book to read aloud, because just sounding the words out and getting the pictures in your head makes it all a whole lot better.  If any kids out there aren’t reading anything at the moment, they should pick up a copy and have some fun.

Roslyn, aged 15, Canberra, ACT