Annabel Gibb

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Series Fiction for Young Readers	BfK No. 120 (January 2000)	Annabel Gibb assesses recent books for 'beginner' and 'confident' readers.

Reviews

Belle's Song	Reviewed in BfK No. 190 (September 2011)
A Roman Rescue	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
Tales from Witchway Wood: Crash ’n’ Bang	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
Gravenhunger	Reviewed in BfK No. 189 (July 2011)
The Case of the Glasgow Ghoul	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
A Most Improper Magick	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Passing Strange	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Philippa Fisher and the Stone Fairy’s Promise	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Forest Born	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Cherry Crush	Reviewed in BfK No. 185 (November 2010)
Johnny Swanson	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
The Sorely Trying Day	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
The Sky is Everywhere	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
Nobody's Horse	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Choking Wolf ¦ Melting Snowman ¦ Injured Spider	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
The Squirrel’s Birthday and Other Parties ¦ Letters to Anyone and Everyone	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Bad Company	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Juicy Writing: inspiration and techniques for young writers	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
My Secret Diary	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
The Lying Carpet	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
Milo Armadillo	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
The Parliament of Blood	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Something Wickedly Weird: The Smugglers' Mine	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
We Are All Born Free	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Amazons! Women Warriors of the World	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Cathy's Key	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
TM 3000: The Maiden Voyage	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
Grk Smells a Rat!	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
The Roar	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Greek Myths and Legends	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
My Sister Jodie	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
Flotsam and Jetsam and the Grooof	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
The Oxford Book of Bible Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
Nevermore	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
The Secret Garden	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
The Big Book of Betsey Biggalow	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
Thora and the Incredible Crystals	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
Trolls on Hols	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
Baby Brains and Robomum	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
I Want My Light On!	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
Hello! Is that Grandma?	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
Melrose and Croc Go to Town	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
The Legend of the Worst Boy in the World	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
Pride and Penalties	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
Princess Pigsty	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
Alice Again?	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
The Killing Sea	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Shark!; Thing	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Urgum the Axeman	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
Amethyst	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business; Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth; Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying; Junie B. Jones Is On Her Way!	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Together	Reviewed in BfK No. 161 (November 2006)
Fourth Horseman, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
The Boy With The Lightning Feet	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
Half Moon Investigations	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
Truth About Josie Green, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Anna/Bella	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Hare's Choice	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Uglies	Reviewed in BfK No. 158 (May 2006)
Clair de Lune	Reviewed in BfK No. 158 (May 2006)
Boy Band Blues	Reviewed in BfK No. 158 (May 2006)
The Diamond of Drury Lane	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)
Mr Large In Charge	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Story of Stone, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Whatever	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Amadans Alert	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Jane Austen: The Girl with the Magic Pen!	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Gladiatrix	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
Flowing Queen, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
Odin's Voice	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
The Vole Who Would be King	Reviewed in BfK No. 152 (May 2005)
You're All My Favourites	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
The Wish House	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
Bad, Bad Darlings: Small But Deadly	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
If You Go Walking in Tiger Wood	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
Marshmallow Magic and the Wild Rose Rouge	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
Other Echoes	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Greece; Egypt	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Al Capone Does My Shirts	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Rocky; Chicken in a Basket	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
When Mum Threw out the Telly	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 1); The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 2)	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
I Don't Want To Go To Bed!	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Cat on the Hill	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Agent Spike and the Vegetables of Doom; Aargh, it's an Alien!	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Encore, Grace!	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
Humphrey's Family	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
The Folk Keeper	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
Suffragette	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
Green Angel	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
You've Got Dragons	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
The Oracle	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Hamish	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Ten Fingers; Diamonds and Squares; Sunny or Cloudy; Blue Sky Blue	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
I Want My Tooth	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Pop-up Toddlerobics	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Sweet Dreams, Louie	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Hold Tight!	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Snuggle Nuzzles	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Scarface Claw	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
A Question of Courage	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Elmer and the Lost Teddy	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Hat off, Baby!	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Silly Goose and Daft Duck Try to Catch a Rainbow ¦ Ten in a Bed ¦ Goodbye, Hello!	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
G.S.O.H.	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
The Bottle-top King	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
Sebastian's Quest	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
In Search of a Homeland: The Story of the Aeneid	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
The Time-Travelling Cat and the Roman Eagle	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
The Beguilers	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
Pure Dead Magic	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
Only Human; The Missing Link	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
Sausage and the Little Visitor; Sausage in Trouble; School for Sausage; Sausage and the Spooks	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Bob and the House Elves	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Bluebeard's Castle	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Ten Little Ladybirds	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
The Muddled Monsters; The Perfect Pizza; The Posh Party; The Potty Panto; Circle Magic; Crazy Magic; Magic Hotel; Mouse Magic	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
The Rabbit Who Couldn't Say No	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
Black Maria	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
Busy Babies Go to the Gym ¦ Busy Babies Go Swimming ¦ Tiny Trumpet; Ten Sleepy Bunnies ¦ Rocket to the Rescue ¦ The Piggy Race	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
Tarquin the Wonder Horse; The Impossible Parents Go Green	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
Rocket Countdown	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
1,2,3; abc; Things that go; Animals	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
The Hat Trick	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Warriors of Alavna	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
A Coat of Cats	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
The Mum Trap; Your Dad, My Mum	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Pompom; Juggler	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Where Are You, Blue Kangaroo?	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
The House With No Name	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
A New Room for William	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Going Shopping	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
Amber's Secret	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
Little Boo!; Little Suddenly!	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
I Want My Potty	Reviewed in BfK No. 123 (July 2000)
Ghostly Goulash; Serpent Soup; Goblin Stew; Fairy Cake	Reviewed in BfK No. 123 (July 2000)
The Egg Thieves	Reviewed in BfK No. 122 (May 2000)
The Wheels on the Bus	Reviewed in BfK No. 122 (May 2000)
I Spy, Pancakes and Pies; Bad Boys and Naughty Girls; Silly Sons and Dozy Daughters; Ugly Dogs and Slimy Frogs; Greedy Guts and Belly Busters; If Wishes Were Fishes	Reviewed in BfK No. 122 (May 2000)
Penguin goes to Playschool; Parrot goes to Playschool	Reviewed in BfK No. 122 (May 2000)
The Little Red Engine and the Rocket; The Little Red Engine Goes to Town; The Story of the Little Red Engine	Reviewed in BfK No. 121 (March 2000)
The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog; Mission Ziffoid	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Bathrooms Through the Ages; Bedrooms Through the Ages	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Snow-white	Reviewed in BfK No. 120 (January 2000)
Dogblaster; The Queen's Birthday Hat	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Touch and Feel Puppy	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
The Clothes Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Supermum	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Coming to Tea; Going Swimming; Going to Playschool; Doing the Garden	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Where is Maisy?; Where is Maisy's Panda?	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
My Second-Best Friend	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
The Magnificent I Can Read Music Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 119 (November 1999)
Daisy Says Coo!	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Maisy's Mix-and Match Mousewear	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
I Know How My Cells Make Me Grow; I Know Why I Brush My Teeth	Reviewed in BfK No. 118 (September 1999)
Big Head; Lady Long-Legs	Reviewed in BfK No. 117 (July 1999)
Borka; Cloudland; Courtney; Oi! Get off our Train; Simp; Time to get out of the bath, Shirley; Would you rather…	Reviewed in BfK No. 117 (July 1999)
Sun Slices, Moon Slices; Three Cheers, Charlie Dragon!	Reviewed in BfK No. 117 (July 1999)
Nighty-night; Wakey-wakey	Reviewed in BfK No. 117 (July 1999)
Return of the Killer Coat	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Brother Brother, Sister Sister	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Where is Little Croc?	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Ring-a-Ring O'Roses: A Collection of Nursery Rhymes and Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
Jigsaw Farm	Reviewed in BfK No. 116 (May 1999)
The Puffin Baby and Toddler Treasury	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
A First Picture Book of Nursery Rhymes	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Loudmouth Louis	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
A Baby for Grace	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Mother and Child Treasury	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
My Presents	Reviewed in BfK No. 115 (March 1999)
Shakespeare's Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
The Dream Master	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
Pumpkin Soup	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
A Bed full of Night-time Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 114 (January 1999)
Bedtime Rhymes; Counting Rhymes	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
The Sewer Sleuth; Convict!	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
The Wheels on the Bus; Incey Wincey Spider	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
My Toys; My Clothes; Colours; Going Out	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Mr Bear Says Hello, Baby Bear	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Freddie goes swimming; Freddie gets dressed; Freddie visits the doctor; Freddie goes to playgroup	Reviewed in BfK No. 113 (November 1998)
Pawprints in Time	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Let the Sun Shine	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
See the Rabbit; Doll and Teddy; Baby Sleeps; Blue Pram	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Oliver's Fruit Salad	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Granny and Me	Reviewed in BfK No. 112 (September 1998)
Pippo Gets Lost; Tom and Pippo's Day; Tom and Pippo Go for a Walk; Tom and Pippo Read a Story	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)
Harry on Holiday; A Hiccup on the High Seas; Rattle and Hum in Double Trouble; Bing Bang Boogie, It's a Boy Scout	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)
Daisy is a Mummy	Reviewed in BfK No. 111 (July 1998)
"More More More," said the Baby	Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)
Playtime Rhymes for the Very Young	Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)
Funky Phantoms ¦ Star Spooks	Reviewed in BfK No. 110 (May 1998)
Yum-Yum!	Reviewed in BfK No. 109 (March 1998)
The Ashton Affair	Reviewed in BfK No. 109 (March 1998)
What's Up?	Reviewed in BfK No. 109 (March 1998)
The Mysteries of Zigomar	Reviewed in BfK No. 108 (January 1998)
The Glove Puppet Man	Reviewed in BfK No. 108 (January 1998)
Alfie and the Birthday Surprise; Rhymes for Annie Rose; The Nursery Collection	Reviewed in BfK No. 108 (January 1998)
A Book of Princesses; The Doubleday Book of Princess Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 108 (January 1998)
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?	Reviewed in BfK No. 107 (November 1997)
The Seasons	Reviewed in BfK No. 107 (November 1997)
Big Blue Whale	Reviewed in BfK No. 107 (November 1997)
The Wooden Horse; Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa; Daedalus and Icarus	Reviewed in BfK No. 107 (November 1997)
There's a Troll at the Bottom of Our Street	Reviewed in BfK No. 107 (November 1997)
The Topsy-Turvies	Reviewed in BfK No. 106 (September 1997)
How's Harry?	Reviewed in BfK No. 106 (September 1997)
Dinosaur Roar!	Reviewed in BfK No. 106 (September 1997)
Jack and the Beanstalk	Reviewed in BfK No. 106 (September 1997)
Elena the Frog	Reviewed in BfK No. 105 (July 1997)
The Ghost of Able Mabel ¦ The Cleaning Witch ¦ Hands Off Our Hens! ¦ Big Puss, Little Mouse	Reviewed in BfK No. 105 (July 1997)
Little Bird	Reviewed in BfK No. 105 (July 1997)
Little Miss Muffet Counts to Ten	Reviewed in BfK No. 105 (July 1997)
Midwinter	Reviewed in BfK No. 104 (May 1997)
Ginny's Egg	Reviewed in BfK No. 104 (May 1997)
A spell of Words	Reviewed in BfK No. 104 (May 1997)
A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E.	Reviewed in BfK No. 104 (May 1997)
Time for a Tale	Reviewed in BfK No. 104 (May 1997)
The Orchard Book of Stories from the Seven Seas	Reviewed in BfK No. 103 (March 1997)
The Five Sisters	Reviewed in BfK No. 103 (March 1997)
Too Much Talk	Reviewed in BfK No. 103 (March 1997)
Charlie's Choice	Reviewed in BfK No. 103 (March 1997)