Letters in Charcoal

This book taught me that not everybody gets a chance to learn to read or write so I am lucky to be able to read and write, sometimes people take it as a given. The illustrations were gorgeous.

Erin

Danum Doodlers Does Books

The illustrations are amazingly good. I would give this a 25/10.

Riley

Danum Doodlers Does Books

The book was good but I would recommend it to 3-5 years because it just tells you about books and to read them.

harry

Brooke Weston Book Busters

This book was good it teaches children the importance of reading. My favourite part of the story was when Gina receives the letters from the doctor before he left. Also when there were letters in each page. I rate this book for 5+.

Shiloh

Brooke Weston Book Busters

I did not enjoy this book. I don`t think the book will get a good audience as the book didn`t have a good ending or storyline. The characters were boring and plain and I didn't like the way they were able to learn the alphabet. But the author has shown good storytelling skills.

jereign

Brooke Weston Book Busters

'Letters in Charcoal' is a book which is well illustrated. However, I do think that the illustrations within the book are not vibrant enough to catch a child's attention. But, the book does shine a light on reading, which is important as lots of children nowadays don't read or look at books with pictures in them. I would rate this book a 8.5/10.

Jennifer

Rebel Readers

First of all I like the simple but affective words and the art in this book. On the second page of the book It is like saying that no one is reading or writing the are just outside playing and working. On the third page of the book it is showing the different letters of the alphabet and the walls and food are full of words. So I think this book is set at the right age group. You wouldn't need to be able to read the word to understand the story.

Harley

The WH shadowers

I personally love this book. The way it highlighted the fact that just because you can't read, it doesn't mean you can't learn. The young girl was determined to learn to read as nobody else in the village could except one person, and that is very inspiring in my opinion. It is a very good book to read for children 7-9 as it teaches very good lessons. I would encourage people to read this particular book as it is a very good read. 9/10 :)

Sara-Jane

Academy Book Gurus

It was a really nice story to read about. It was about a girl that didn't know how to read letters .The only person who knew how to read in her town was the shop keeper and he helped her to read letters. When she got older she became a teacher. I liked the pictures and I think children ager 6 to 8 years will be enjoy reading.

Emilia

Brooke Weston Book Busters

I like this book because the girl in story didnt know how to read and then she did know how to and she taught other people how to read. I think this book would be good for children any age.

olly

Brooke Weston Book Busters

I loved the book so much because they could not read and the girl teaches them by using charcoal. I liked the part when the shopkeeper teaches the girl. I liked the pictures because they had the letters. I think kids in year 1/2 would love this book.

Rueben

Brooke Weston Book Busters

I felt really sad because she got a letter from someone who knows how to read and write but she didn’t know how to read and write. I would recommend this book for people that are older than 7 to read this book

Halle

Barrow Bookworms

I really like this book. I love the illustrations because the colours really suit the story. I would recommend this book to older children as some younger children may not understand the story. This story is very sad but in the end it is a bit more joyful. I really like the page at the back that tells you what life was like in the 1500s in Colombia, Palenque.

Cleo

Barrow Bookworms

I don’t really like it because I don’t understand what it is trying to tell me

Sofia

Barrow Bookworms

Letters in charcoal is about when only a few people can read or write but then this kind man teaches a girl how to read and write and she teaches everyone it’s really sad I would recommend it but it doesn’t really make sense that much to me.

Eva

Barrow Bookworms

Letters in charcoal is a good book but also sad because it’s about this town who cannot read and only one person can. Then this girl learns how to read then teaches other people but then she reads a letter that for Gina and the letters says that this person is leaving. I'd recommend it to KS2 children.

Ruby

Barrow Bookworms

I think the story was sad but it was also interesting.The pictures are nice.

Una

Barrow Bookworms

Letters in charcoal is a good book but it is more for older kids because it has hard words. It could have more colourful colours. I would probably recommend it to older kids.

Norah

Barrow Bookworms

A lovely read about the power and joy of language and reading, an experience everyone should have but one that unfortunately isn’t available to everyone. The illustrations and use of bold colours catch the reader's attention.

Mrs Whittaker

The WH shadowers

I really enjoyed Letters in Charcoal because it shows that even if something isn't easy, if you keep on trying and have hope then things will always be better.

Darcey

Bispham Bookworms