The Wilderness

Rebecca

Alexandra Readers

Eva

Alexandra Readers

This book is AMAZING!!!!!! 😄😙😍. I love this book nearly as much as pancakes! 🥞🥞 And bagels!🥯🥯🥯 And cookies and doughnuts and chocolate!!!!🍩🍩🍩🍩🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫. 10000000/10.

Rebecca

Alexandra Readers

I think it's a book for people who are afraid . I really like the illustrations I would rate it 10/10

Blake

Alexandra Readers

the best book ever you should read this its amazing i would recommend this book to the whole world

PaRiS

Alexandra Readers

The wilderness is a book about a boy called Oktober and is always scared of the outside world and the wilderness. His adventurous parents and siblings manage to convince him to go outside and there he conquers his fears. I like the style of the illustrations that are used in the book because they are very interesting pictures and have lots of hidden details in all of the pictures. I rate it 10/10 for a really nice book. 👍

Josh

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is an amazing book, so imaginative and detailed. When you read the first couple of pages or so you would think that Oktober is afraid of venturing out into the wilderness. Not about a monster, called The Wilderness. My personal favourite thing to do with this book is to look at every page and assess what every character is doing in the page and choose my favourite with my best friend. I loved the start of the book with the different types of weird plants. They were so funny! When I looked at each one I could see each of my classmates reflected in them. I also love how action-filled the book was and on each part of the page there was always a character, or a tree or SOMETHING. That is probably why I love this book so much, the natural wonders of the world mixed with a fairytale vibe to create this outstanding book we know. I LOVE this book and I would give it a 9.8/10. I would recommend it for ages 4+

Leyla

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Wilderness is a book about an curious and adventurous family who love to explore the world,though one little boy in their family called Oktober prefers to stay at home and have an adventure through his books. I like this book because it shows how anyone can overcome their fears and become friends with his fears. This book can show little children to be brave,so I rate it 10/10.

Iris

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is an exciting book about a family named after the 12 months of the year and they all love the wilderness except one Oktober. I love all the patterns and detail. I also enjoy the bright orange and yellow colour harmony. It was funny how at the front and back pages there were funny plants and what they do. I recommend this book to anyone who thinks the outside world is scary.

Benjamin

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is amazing. All the different bright colours are mesmerising and I really love how Oktober is so short compared to the other children and yet the illustrations really show how he isn’t scared of the massive wilderness at the end even though it’s way taller than him. The different shades of orange really give the feeling of autumn, which the month of october is in autumn and since the main character is called Oktober makes it feel like it’s his time to shine just because of the colours. This book is full of tons of cool details like that in the illustrations, because of that I recommend the book to all ages and I give it a 9/10.

Niam

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a heartwarming book about a family who are quite outdoorsy people except for one of the children, Oktober, who prefers to stay inside. I like this story because the illustrations are amazing, the detail is perfect and the story is extraordinary!! This is a brilliant story that you can read to all ages and is a 10/10 from me!🥳🤩😀

Ben

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is about the Vasylenko family, who all love the outdoors and exploration. All except Oktober. He is afraid of the wild, and prefers to read about it. I like the clear, pretty and picturesque graphics of the warm coloured illustrations. It focuses on Oktober, who goes on a journey to overcome his fears. The moral of the story is to face your fears to overcome them, rather than hide from them and grow more afraid. I would recommend this book to people who need to overcome their fears. Although overcoming your fears is quite an unoriginal storyline, I think that being afraid of the outdoors is quite an uncovered subject. I would rate it an 8/10.

James

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a book about a brave and valiant family that love the wilderness. There is something different about this book. The family has lots of children and they all like going outside apart from one Oktober. Oktober dreams to be an adventurer but his adventures are in books. When one day he is forced to go into the place where the Wilderness lives he never leaves his parents' side. This is a story about braving fears and finding out that not everything is what it seems to be. I recommend this book to children 6+.

Pedro

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a loving book about a boy called Oktober who is very afraid of the Wilderness. The funny thing is that his family LOVES the Wilderness but Oktober manages to overcome his fear. I like this book because it shows us that you don't have to be afraid of the Wilderness and that the Wilderness isn’t so bad and scary. I love the illustrations because the colours are bright and Oktober is always with his parents and when he overcomes his fear he is alone with nobody but the Wilderness. My favourite page was when Oktober waved to the Wilderness. This book shows us the Vasylensko family throughout the day and night. I would recommend this book to anyone because it is an exciting and wonderful book. 10/10!

Nadia

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a very exciting book with lots of exploration and diversity. The Wilderness is about a young creative boy who is trying to overcome their fear of the Wilderness. The book offers an enchanting insight into an adventurous family’s life. The illustrations are cute and clever but this book doesn’t really suit me. I do like the story inspiration and how the story matches the illustrations. My favourite illustration in the book is when Oktober meets the Wilderness because I really enjoy all the autumn coloured leaves. I recommend this book to people who enjoy adventure and the outside world. 6/10 from me. 😀

Abir

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a sweet book about a large family called the Vasylenko family who are very adventurous and outgoing all except from little Oktober. Oktober is a very nervous character and is always very scared of the big outdoors. All of the children in the family are all very different to him and are extroverts, they are all named after the months of the year eg. January, a curious, budding detective, February, a young girl who loves nature, March, a boy who loves animals so much he even sleeps with them and so on. All of the illustrations have a lot going on in them and every single character is doing something different in each spread. The colour palette uses lots of natural browns and greens but for the characters the colours are all very bright and joyful. My favourite double page spread is the one of the children in all their bunk beds, each child has a very cosy bed that matches their personality. For example, some of them are snuggled up with lots of teddies or they might sleep half o ff their bed. I personally love this book and I love the style of cute drawings and I would recommend this to ages 4+. 9.5/10 from me.😊

Liberty

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a book about Oktober who’s afraid of the outdoors, but when his family brings him outside he is forced to face your fears. It shows younger kids that the outside isn’t as scary as you think it is. I like the book because of its unique art style. 4 stars 7.5/10

Jasper

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is about the Vasylenko family, a fun, quirky and outgoing family always longing for an adventure… except for Oktober. Oktober is more introverted than the others but then he meets the Wilderness and his whole world turns upside down. This book is an amazing book. I like how each of the 12 kids have different personalities, beds and hobbies! I love this book because each spread has a LOT of detail, for example March (my birthday) has a dog on his bed! This book can be for anyone but not for a short read, every detail is better than the next. Even when December nearly spilled the jug! I rate this book a 10/10. It's cosy but also refreshing.

Chelsea

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is about a little boy called Oktober who is facing his fear of the wilderness. The illustrations are quite clear to make out with their bold colours. I also love how the setting is set in October linking to one of the main characters Oktober. My favourite illustration is the double page spread with all of the Vasylenko children in bed. It is quite creative how each person has something to do with their name. My favourite one is probably August, because I find it so cosy to be wrapped up in a blanket in bed, I feel safe there. At the beginning of the book, the plant double page spread is a good start to the book. I like how this is what Oktober thinks, not what we think. I think this is because the illustrator wants us to understand Oktober better. The book gives an adventurous sense, a tiny bit refreshing too. For people who love the wild and for people who don’t, this book is for anyone. 8/10 from me!

Tara

Latymer Prep Shadowers

This is an inspiring book about a boy called Oktober and his quest to become an explorer. I love this book because of how the wilderness is really wild, emphasising October's point about the wilderness being scary. The illustrations are lovely with all of the children. It makes you wonder which child I am. The details of all of the leaves on the wilderness makes you feel as if the wilderness is really big. I would recommend this for people who are scared about things to learn that it is not really scary. This incredible book is for all years. I would rate this book 10/10

Louis

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is one of the most adventurous stories I have ever read. It is all about a family who lives and thrives on the outside. All of them love the outside except Oktober who hates going out. But one day when the family is outside Oktober loses his way and ends up finding The Wilderness, a monster that no one has ever seen but always talks about.I love how the illustrator has made it seem like there's loads of things going on even when the characters are asleep.I would recommend this book to all people aged 8 years and under and would give it a 9/10.

Reya

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a brilliant book about two scared characters that become brave. I like that even though Oktober doesn’t feel brave he does something very brave at the end of the book, by waving to the Wilderness. I liked that there was so much colour in this book. The two scared (now new) friends went on adventures together and I think it’s a very nice message to readers. Even though you might not feel brave, you can be if you want to be. I think this book is suitable for ages 4+ and I think this book deserves a 10/10😊.

Emilie

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a book about a boy called Oktober who doesn't want to go outside. This book has lots of animated looking pictures and in my opinion that looks really cool. I love how Oktober is completely the opposite of everyone except for the fact that he still wants to go on an adventure. I love how this book is about overcoming fears and how the thing you fear might not be so bad. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to overcome their fear. 8/10😃

Daniel

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is one of my favourite books because of the imaginative and fun characters incorporated in the story and illustrations. It took me into the world of Oktober and the Vasylenko family on their journey into the wilderness. My favourite illustration is when the wilderness is spread across the whole pageant little Oktober is staring up at him. I love the attention to detail when drawing the landscape and characters. I recommend this book to nature lovers and ones who do not dare to explore the outdoors. I also recommend this book to children and adults 1-2+ because of the fun illustrations and quirky characters.🍂

Annabelle

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The wilderness is an interesting book about a monster called ‘The Wilderness’ and the Vasylenko family. The whole family is a very active family, but Oktober isn’t. While The whole family goes out, along with Oktober, he meets his greatest fear. The Wilderness. He stands up to the monster/creature/thing and becomes friends with it. This is a lovely book about standing up to your fears. I would recommend this to anyone 5-6+ and this book is a 6-7/10.

Jensen

Latymer Prep Shadowers

In this book, bravery and overcoming fears are the most important themes. It is about a little boy named Oktober who is afraid about going on physical adventures but prefers adventures in books and reading. One day Oktober goes out with his family for the first time and he discovers the natural beauty of the world outside. On his journey, he gets ‘lost’ and discovers the Wilderness, a friendly monster. They become friends and Ocktober becomes the most adventurous of all his 11 siblings (all named after a month). I really like the personification of the Wilderness. I also like the autumnal colour scheme used. The diverse characters and how they are drawn are really beautiful. In total, I will give this book a 8/10.

Eleonore

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Alfie

Alexandra Readers

The Wilderness is a fabulous book based on a family with 12 children all named after months of the year. I love how all The images are full of different things. The illustrations are amazing in one way and another reason they are amazing is that they all have some orange in each one that makes the illustrations look vibrant and colourful. I would rate this book an 8.5\10 and for ages 5+. 😃

Fred

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a story about facing your fears. Little Oktober wants to be a great adventurer like all his siblings but he's afraid of going outside, He likes his adventures in paperback style. His parents take him on a walk and then he has to face his biggest fear, getting lost but then he finds the wilderness and he finds his way home. This great book is about facing your fears I give this book a 8/10!

Rose

Latymer Prep Shadowers

A cutely illustrated book with little cartoon characters. The book is about a little boy called Oktober who feels scared . The illustrations shows Oktober quite hidden where his family can’t see him and I like that Oktober finds his own way of overcoming fear. There is an adventure on every page and the illustrations are so funny and entertaining. My favourite character is The Wilderness because of all the different autumn colours and no matter size shape or colour he is still timid. The book is just wonderful and anyone 3+ should definitely read it, I would rate it 10/10, a very strong favourite.

Elodie

Latymer Prep Shadowers

A magnificently illustrated book! The Wilderness is about the Vasylenko family, a family of adventurers. Or at least, all except Oktober. This book has amazing illustrations which perfectly capture all the scenes. With a mix of spots, full bleeds, half bleeds, and vignettes, The Wilderness’ illustrations are unexpectedly different and unique on each page! My favourite part is when the 12 children (January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, Oktober, November, and December) are sleeping and all 12 of them have different bunk beds, different ways of writing their name, different covers, different dreams, etc. etc.. I also love the depiction of the WIlderness (the creature), because it seems like it is just as scared as Oktober is. This book is about facing your fears, and realising that not everything is as scary as you make it out to be. On that note, I recommend this book to any children who are shy, or feel like the world is too big and too scary for them. Although The Wilderness is not my favourite book, it is definitely in the top 4! I would give this book an 8/10, and ★★★★☆.

Maya K

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The wilderness is a bright colourful book about a family who love to explore and all want to be adventures. Without the illustrations ,the book would make less sense. In one page, the words are dependent on the illustrations because the illustrations tell you thing in much greater detail than the words. This book is amazing for people who love being out in the open or for people who don't like the outdoors. I give this book a 9/10😃

Srishti

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is an amusing and entertaining book about a little boy called Oktober who is scared… of basically everything. These cartoon - style illustrations are absolutely sensational, and so funny! You can follow the little quirks of every character, for example music obsessed April or nature loving February.There’s an adventure on every page, and the more you flip the pages the more you get enchanted by this absolutely laugh - out - loud book. One of my personal favourites, making me laugh every time. Perfect for someone who needs a little laughter in their life, for ANY age! A bold 9/10 for SURE! 😆

Eva

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a virtuous book about a family called the Vasylenko family who are pathfinding people and explore the picturesque nature around them. I love that in the book everyone has their own character. Some are shy, scared and silly but it makes them a family and that is what it is all about. I really like that the story starts from the first page even though there are no words. I love that everyone will go outside to explore apart from Oktober who is scared of the Wilderness but he is actually really nice so as they say don’t judge a person by it’s story. I love to read this story before bed. I would recommend this to 3+ and to people like me who love a bedtime story.😀😃😄

kit

Latymer Prep Shadowers

My thoughts on the wilderness by Steve McCarthy are that it is for younger people even tho i still enjoy it. It has a fresh and unique art style to help it stand out among others. The short wording helps to let the story finish without dragging on and it works well together with the illustrations.I think he did a really good job pairing the words to the outstanding pictures. I would say "The Wilderness" is a short and sweet inspiring adventure book. I would dedacate this book to a much younger audience 3+. I would rate this book a 9/10!

Maxim

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The tree and the river is a wordless book, telling a story of different people and civilisations that have settled around the tree. Aarron Becker has been very clever while creating these illustrations showing the cycle of life. At first the tree stands tall but you’ll notice in the background a tree stump lays further downstream. A couple pages later this stump disappears. When the main tree dies, it turns into a stump and the new tree sprouts, a few pages later the old tree stump disappears demonstrating the cycle of life. What I loved about this book was the detail, each page displaying different lifestyles giving each person, in each civilization, their own story. In my opinion this book definitely deserved to win because the amount of hard work and detail was immense. I recommend this book for ages 5+ and would put aside 20 mins to read it as there is a lot of detail and mini stories inside to understand. This truly is a wonderful book and I rate this book a 10/10.

Ollie M

Latymer Prep Shadowers

I like the Wilderness because of all the month names and how the moral is don't be afraid of anything and don't judge a book by it's cover. 9/10 :)

Rebecca

Alexandra Readers

The Wilderness is a book about Oktober who’s afraid of the outdoors, but when his family brings him outside he is forced to face your fears. I like the book because it shows younger kids that the outside isn’t as scary as you think it is and is a wonderful place. 4 stars 7.5/10

Jasper

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a poorly written book that does not have many exciting features and the storyline is not very original. The illustrations look like they have been made on the computer. It is about a boy called October who lives in a family that loves going out to walk in the Wilderness but October is scared. The book is about October trying to face his fears. My favourite part of the book is at the beginning and at the end when the book gives you a factfile on many kinds of made-up plants that are sometimes a bit funny. I would recommend this book to 4+ and would rate it 3.5/10.

Olly J

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Wilderness is a great book that has a wonderful story in it with some interesting illustrations. Oktober believes in monsters and wants to explore the outer world but is then lost. Oktober finds some interesting things on his lone journey. I love how Steve uses really nice autumn colours that blend in really nicely. I recommend this for children who really enjoy colours and patterns and ages 6+. I would rate this wonderful book a whopping 8/10.😃

Victor

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The Wilderness is a wonderful book about the importance of family, acceptance and conquering your fears. When Oktober, one of the youngest in the family, is going out for a walk with his parents and siblings, he falls into one of his biggest fears…getting lost. This awesomely illustrated book is full of beautifully categorised full spreads, and vignettes, and the burnt colour usage really adds to the natural, autumnal feel. Each of the children, not to forget the parents, have their own story. Some love photography, or music, or bugs and everybody has their own interests! On one of the pages, it displays each of the characters’ beds and sleeping positions, giving you a different perspective on their personalities and outlook onto the world. The way each of the twelve children were named after the twelve months showed the parents’ appreciation for nature and seasons and time. By letting Oktober conquer his fears in the story, by facing them and making them seem smaller, it encourages you to do the same. Wonderfully graphical illustrations and amazing storyline, 10/10 from me! I would highly recommend this book to any children over the age of 3 as it has quite a few words, but the illustrations are very accessible and easily interpreted. Anyone who needs a little encouragement to conquer their own fears or loves family or nature stories will adore and treasure this book no matter their age.

Derin

Latymer Prep Shadowers

I like the style of the book but it is not my favourite. I love the way they have done the names of months for names and they each have different personalities. They all love adventures except for October.

Ophelia

Malvern St James

I don't really like The Wilderness that much. This is because the illustrations just don't make me feel intrigued to read it. I like the words and fonts though and the drawing style was quite nice but not really for my age group.

Evelyn

Malvern St James

Isla

Dovery Academy

The book featured a mum and dad and their 12 children. All of children are named after the months of the year.One of the little boys is a scardey cat and is scared of the wilderness his mother and father tried to teach him that there was nothing to be afraid of and eventually he came across to their way of thinking now he learnt a lesson and they lived happly.

Isla

Dovery Academy

I like the book because it explained why you don’t need to be scared.

Luukas

New Hall Prep Readers

I loved how it made the wilderness an animal that people might be afraid of. I also like how it made you think that home was just around the corner. An amazing book! 10/10

Chloe

Southborough Shadowers

I loved the personification of the wilderness!

Max

Southborough Shadowers

Isla

Dovery Academy

Lucy

Dovery Academy

Lucy

Dovery Academy

I like the book because a boy called Oktober didn't like the outside his brothers and sisters did . One day, he found a monster called the wilderness, now he was very scared but the monster was scared of him. My favourite character is July because that is when my birthday is.

Lucy

Dovery Academy

Nevaeh

Alexandra Readers

i think the illustrations are really good because they go well with story. Also the illustrations are really colourful which gives me a happy feeling which makes me want to read it again . Also the wilderness has lots of emotions - i can tell because it has lots of colours.

Alfie

Alexandra Readers

I enjoyed this book because the illustrations were lovely . I would recommend this book for 5 to 8 year olds.

Finley

St Andrew’s Primary Academy

I like the wilderness because the boy is scared of the giant but then the giant gets scared of the kid. Then they become friends and the artwork is very good. 10/10

Erik

Holy Trinity Rothwell

I liked wilderness because October was scared then wen he saw wildness was friendly.

ZackB

Holy Trinity Rothwell

It is very good and very funny and I love it and it get 5 stars to wilderness

Sullivan

Holy Trinity Rothwell

i really like the friendliness of the book and the moral of the story . i think over all the book is very nice and would definitely recommend it.

isobel

St Bede’s Reads

It is a really friendly book, that's what I like most about it. Incredibly comforting and cosy. Love it! :)

Joana

St Bede’s Reads

10/10!

Astrid

Roche Readers

Now, you must pay very close attention to this review. If you don't, you. Could. Get. LOST. Now don't make any noises that mean: I'm scared, frightened and a little bit cold.

Rapha

Roche Readers

really great illustrations and amazing for kids to read and look at.

Delilah

Roche Readers

The Wilderness is a good book. The moral I got from it was about overcoming your fears and that they can turn out to be good. The illustrations are detailed and although they tell the same story, they give more information because of all the detail, which I think is good. I would give this book an 8 out of 10.

Chloe

Lionel Readers

I really love the book Wilderness because the first page shows you about the dangerous hazards in the woods. I also love how on the next page it has beautiful illustrations and the font is really nice on each characters name ... Especially Oktober.

Sumayah

Lionel Readers

An adventurous and engaging story, complimented with creative illustrations. 7/10

Jewel

Archbishop Temple Carnegie Award group

I read this book to my brother Robert. He is seven. He said he really liked the pictures. He also liked Oktober because he was brave.

Sophie

Archbishop Temple Carnegie Award group

i love this book because its full of colour and i love the little big foot! i would recomend reading it! I love the artwork and characters aswell,i love how its all dark-ish at the start and it gets brighter and brighter:>

ola

St Bede’s Reads

Sam

chatterbox

I would absolutely recommend this book as it sends a great message, that’s easy to get, overcoming your fears and getting help and encouragement from your parents. I have 3 favourite pages, the bunk bed page, the LOST page and when he first meets The Wilderness. Such an amazing book. 10/10

Mya

Rebel Readers

This book is very interesting because it shows how a boy called October is afraid of the wilderness but with his family and the wilderness by his side he could remove his fear. I think the main moral of the story is that if your afraid of something then you just need someone by your side to help you get rid of your fear.

Thanvi

Going Places

Really nice story in this book. I loved the illustrations too. Would definitely recommend !

Isla

Rebel Readers

My thoughts on the wilderness by Steve McCarthy are that it is certainly for a younger audience although still enjoyable by older readers. It has a fresh and unique art style to help it stand out among others. The short wording helps to let the story finish without dragging on and it works well together with the illustrations. My favourite page was where the illustration was flipped vertically and you can see the wilderness in its glory, with the idea of the wilderness being a creature, is a great idea. In the end of the book there is a part which says that the main character (Oktober) writes a book called "The Wilderness" almost making the book loop. In conclusion, I would describe "The Wilderness" as short and sweet.

Michael

Rebel Readers

This book is very memorable and it brought back so many memories from when I was little would make a good movie/cartoon and I love it so much I would by 6000000000000000000 copies if I could. Definitely recommend buying. I love how it was illustrated and written. 😊😊😊

Minnie

Malvern St James

This book is very memorable indeed, I definitely would like to share it. The pictures really made sense and I think this would be a great cartoon. The Wilderness made me feel scared for Oktober, but happy that he faced his fears and is not scared anymore.

Penny

Malvern St James

this book teaches us not to be scared of everything and there is always something good about it.

Mahinor

Bellerive Bookies and Cookies

Lexi

MoorReading

Aisha

MoorReading

Maisie

MoorReading

Annie

Prettygate Junior School

Eva

Prettygate Junior School

Stanley

Prettygate Junior School

Sophie

Prettygate Junior School

Effie

Prettygate Junior School

Delilah

Prettygate Junior School

Grace

Prettygate Junior School

Emily

Prettygate Junior School

Stanislav

Prettygate Junior School

Jacob

Prettygate Junior School

This book was very entertaining and I loved reading about the character October. He was very scared of the outdoors even though him and his family were adventurers. My favourite page would have to be the the one with the bunk beds as it showed you all the different things that the kids liked. I also thought is was unique that all the kids are named after all the months! Overall, I really loved this book and I give it 100/10 !!

Emy

Rebel Readers

The Wilderness was a great book. I love how each character had different personalities. I thought it was clever to include the unusual plants at the start, especially Screaming Susan and Ramble weed. Some are real and some are made-up! My favourite page was the night-time scene where all the children are asleep! Everyone different and again showing their personalities. I really enjoyed the colourful illustrations showing nature.

David

Rebel Readers

'The Wilderness' has beautiful illustrations and I think they portray the story really well. The storyline is really interesting and heartwarming. I would definitely recommend!

Poppy S

Norwich High School Bookworms

This is a gem of a book, because it's about a little boy called Oktober and he didn't like the outside . One day when Oktober's family goes outside with Oktober gets lost .Then he met the wildness and they jornied home toghter.

sofia

Orpington Library Chatterbooks Group

Sam

chatterbox

The Wilderness has the most beautiful and creative illustrations i have ever seen. I love that in this book every child represents a month and all the children are different. I don't think I will ever forget this wonderful, imaginative, creative, and amazing story. I give this book a 10/10.

Lily

Rebel Readers

I really liked the Wilderness because it shows that you don't have to be afraid to do something and you should always try, you might even find a friend on the way!! ;)

Rhea

Bispham Bookworms

I like this book because I thought the Wilderness was scary but it seems like it is not .

Kodhai

New Hall Prep Readers

I really liked the images in this book because you can see both sides of their opinions how Oktober thinks and how everyone else in the family thinks.Also I really like how you can see in the illustration everyone’s personality like for example in April you can see she likes music/singing because there is always music notes or microphones around her. I can also see that at the start all of the pages are more darker tones and then when you see the Wilderness it is lighter so you have a feeling that he is not a monster he is more of a friend.At the start I could see that Oktober’s side is more dark and the family’s side is more alive. The illustrations show how like in a normal family each person has a favourite brother/sister for example in nearly every page we can see January and December together. I can also see that like a family they all have different personality’s and looks.

Martina

Farleigh bibliomaniacs

Luukas

New Hall Prep Readers

Anouk

New Hall Prep Readers

Scarlett

New Hall Prep Readers

Jacob

New Hall Prep Readers

I absolutely loved the Wilderness because each and every child had the name of the month.My favourite part was the plants the names were really funny and they had their own description of them. I recommend this book to anyone, I also really liked the illustration which had the big foot on the page.

Isabelle

New Hall Prep Readers

David

New Hall Prep Readers

I like the colours of the book because the colours look vibrant. At the start of the book there were dangers and I loved the plants and the other things on the page.I rate this 10/10 because the children are named after months and they are explores.

Luukas

New Hall Prep Readers

Julia

New Hall Prep Readers

I like the colour scheme that the illustrator has used for this book because it is vibrant. I recommend this book for people that are 4 years and over because it is quite easy to read.

Julia

New Hall Prep Readers

My favourite character is January because I am born in January. oktober is scared at first but as soon as he sees the wilderness he becomes more brave. I think the illustrations look very colourful.I liked the way the wilderness is coloured because it is very earthy. I rate this book 10/10.

Zara

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I absolutely loved this book. All the children are named after months! It also teaches you about not judging books by their cover.

Cecilia

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I really enjoyed reading the Wilderness. The illustrations were very exciting to see and I liked how the wilderness was actually quite kind and he just wanted a friend. I rate it a 9 out of 10 because I like how they all have the months of a year and October was actually Oktober.

Scarlett

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Isabelle

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I liked the plants because they’re funny and the wilderness wasn’t scary. The colours were bright and beautiful.My favourite part was when Oktober found the wilderness.This book shows how you can be scared and overcome your fear so overall I rate it a 10 out of 10.

David

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I like how each character has a name which is a month and is dressed for the month their name is. This book is 10 out of 10 it is humorous.

Kodhai

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Amelia

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I liked this book because of the plants in the start and the end.The illustrations were very 🆒.

Jacob

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Zara

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I like this book because it shows whenever your scared of something, you can overcome that fear and also I love the illustration of the Wilderness! I rate this book a four out of five. I recommend this book to people who would like to overcome their fear of something.

Aarav

Bispham Bookworms

For this book I don't think that it was the best book that I have read. This book would be a good book if it had a bit more meaning behind it. For people who would enjoy this book I think that the age range on this book would be any age really. However, there were some good parts in this book like when the girl (Oktober) meets Wilderness ( the monster in the story). The other good parts in this book are when we found out all the names of everyone in the story. They were all named after the months of the year.

Narina

Brooke Weston Book Busters

The book The Wilderness is good but it doesn't have that much greatness to it. I'm a fan of the art but not so much for the story. I do like the wilderness design even though it looks a little intimidating but it is a gentle giant.

cohen

Brooke Weston Book Busters

I enjoyed this book so much. It was about siblings who are all named after a month. The monster that was in a story was called Wilderness this is why the book is called the Wilderness. One of the siblings is unsure if the monster is scary or not. Later the whole family became friends with the monster. I would say this book is for any age because this is teaching kids how to make friends with other people not judging them by their cover.

Nicola

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Nina

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Kodhai

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Cecilia

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Charan

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Harry

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I liked this book. I really liked the fact there was a leaf giant. I enjoyed the pictures more than the story. My favourite character was the dad.

Thomas

Woore Book Club

I loved this book! It shows you that the outside isn't scary at all, if you look it from a different point of view.

Farha

Bispham Bookworms

I love The Wildness because it explains that anyone can be brave and when you scared you can meet new friends. Please read it!

Joshua

Bispham Bookworms

Loved this book so much! I loved how Oktober was worried about the wilderness but in the end he loved him and travelled to different places. The illustrations were amazing and my favourite character was December because he is so adventurous!

Maisie

Woore Book Club

I liked this book. I liked the pictures and I also I liked that this book contained words. So yes, its cool and probably this book is for children that know how to read.

Rozalia Mutaf

Brooke Weston Book Busters

I recommend this book for someone who is an ok reader but not under 3 because some words are hard to understand. I like this book because it has a mystery and adventures. Some bits can be funny which I like. I like the pictures and the details.

lucienne

Brooke Weston Book Busters

I enjoyed this book because it has different people in and lots of stuff going on. I think this book is for a 9/8 year old. I liked the fact that this book had more words. The pictures showed different things like the monster and the kids.

Hayden

Brooke Weston Book Busters

The Wilderness is a very good book I loved the pictures. The colours were so bright. I would recommend this book to everyone. I rate this book 10/10

Ailise

Rebel Readers

The Wilderness is a very well illustrated book, which shows younger readers to never judge anyone/anything before you get to know them, which is very important. I also really liked the colours used, because they are vibrant, and that makes a child want to pick it up and read it. I rate this book a 9/10.

Jennifer

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I thought it was very well written but could be a bit more interesting and exciting. I enjoyed the month personality's but found a mistake on page 6 with the name October spelled as Oktober on the bed. A little more description on October who I assume is the protagonist in the story and the other characters. The illustrations were very good. I enjoyed reading this book immensely. THANK YOU!

Idaisa

Orpington Library Chatterbooks Group

This book remined me of Autumn and it was such a good book with nice colours and patterns. It is really well illustrated and very really well written as well. It could possibly be my favourite book of those I have read so far! I also love the part with all the beds and each child was called a month of the year. This is a clever and entertaining book. I will rate this book a 9/10.

Kenzie

Rebel Readers

I think this book has wonderful illustrations I love the house at the start of the book because it has all those colours that makes it stand out I also love the little boy who doesn't like the outdoors I think this my favourite illustration book so far. I rate this book a 10/10.

Layton

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I really enjoyed this book. The colours were vibrant and it felt like Autumn. It was bright and easy to read. I would give this book 10/10

Emilie

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What a great book - it is lovely! Just a beautiful book in general. I would re-read the book from cover to cover. There is a beautiful story behind all the illustrations. Brilliant patterns and bright colours. It is really well written. I would have picked this up when I was younger and I would recommend it. I am going to rate this book a 10/10!

Kenzie

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I love the illustrations they are all so cute and I love how natural and beautiful the colours are. I love how it’s so small and simple but so detailed and dramatic. I love how the characters are named after months - it makes it more enjoyable. Younger children will look out for their month/character.

Tilly

Witham St Hughs Readers

The illustration make you want to read this book from the front cover. It is such a good book. It will help children overcome their fears and anxieties by being brave and trying new adventures. The colours in the book were so bright and reminded me of the autumn.

Ciarrai

Rebel Readers

This book was adorable and it’s perfect for little children to read and also to hear being read out loud. The main character in the book is a boy called Oktober and he was afraid of the “Wilderness” but he soon realises that he just needed to get out of the house and explore it! One of my favourite parts of the book was that he has 11 siblings and they are all called by the months of the year. I thought that was very creative. The best part of this book, was the illustration. It is amazing. Such beautiful detailed pictures, in fact, it’s so beautiful I couldn’t pick my favourite image.

Eimear

Rebel Readers

Stepping into a diverse world full of the dangers that earth could have, October wades through the wilderness fearing what lies before her. The Wilderness is a lovely book for ages 5 and above. I would rate it 5 stars as the pictures took my breath away.

Chiamaka

St James Hatcham Book Club

Reading The Wilderness was a pleasure because it dives into a magical place and shows you that you can overcome your fears and do things that you weren’t able to do. It tells you that you should never give up on what you love or judge others based on what you see in a book or what others tell you. I recommend this to ages 3-9 and give it 5 stars*****

Elizabeth

St James Hatcham Book Club

I found the pictures very attractive and it helps to know how the characters were feeling. At one point I liked when it showed what type of character they are by how they were sleeping like July was a very messy person and I found the story a bit short but it was still a good story and maybe make the then one longer. The characters were described well and the wilderness was animated greatly!

Thomas W

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