Archbishop Temple Carnegie Award group

April's Garden
This book is very inspirational and motivational. It sparks a sense of hope and strengthens the idea of the power of time and wait. It is done through simple, yet powerful illustrations and creative descriptions. 9/10 !

Jewel

April's Garden
I read this book to my brother. He liked it but it wasn't the best.

Abigail

April's Garden
My siblings really loved this book and they want to read more books like this one.

Manna

Lost
The book is illustrated and narrated in an engaging and feel-good way, with illustrations very effortlessly yet powerfully showing a polar bear, and how the girl helps him find his way back home through the power of friendship and love! 10/10

Jewel

Lost
This book is great and, I think it is a great way for kids to learned the importance of friendship. My siblings said it was a great bedtime story.

Faithfulness

The Tree and the River
I read this book to my six years old brother. He said the book had really good pictures.

Jaedha

The Tree and the River
This picture book shows the cycle of an oak tree through a beautiful and colourful timelapse, and shows the journey of human and of the land through detailed illustrations! 7/10

Jewel

To the Other Side
The story is a powerful awareness of how migration impact people, and is wonderful, adorned with beautiful illustrations. 6/10

Jewel

To the Other Side
I read this book to my brother. This is the review he wrote, 'I liked the pictures and I now know that the book is about kids running away from bad guys.'

Sophie

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

Jewel

The Wilderness
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

The Bowerbird
I read this book to my sister. She wrote this review about Bowerbird: I felt very nice when I read this book. All the illustrations were very beautiful. It was very heart touching.

Jewel

The Bowerbird
I read this book to my cousin. Harry loved reading this. It is good for enticing the little ones with the rhyming words building up. He also really enjoyed spotting the purple flower on the page. Good book for little ones.

Martha

The Midnight Panther
The story is beautifully engaging through stunning illustrations and a striking narrative. Beautiful! 10/10

Jewel

The Midnight Panther
I read this book to my cousin. Harry enjoyed this book as it had a kind moral. We thought the pictures were a bit hard to follow but overall great.

Martha

The Midnight Panther
I read this book to my brother who is six. He said 'I think this book was very good.'

Jaedha

The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
This story contains many playful sketches, and it narrates how hope that is not lost can help one succeed. Wonderful creativity and illustration. Love it! 9/10

Jewel

The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
I like it because the jellyfish hided away from them until the last second which I found funny. I also learned what the arctic circle is.

Sophie

The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
My sisters really liked the book and are interested in the sea.

Manna

The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
My brother said he really liked the pictures and illustrations the best but was all good. Especially the jellyfish.

Abigail