TGGS Carnegie Readers

The Playdate
I found The Playdate a really nice book to read. I wouldn't of noticed the hidden message in the pictures if somebody hadn't told me. I didn't really like the ending though;it was too quick and abrupt to just be the end. It almost just stopped,but overall I think it was a really nice book.

Evelyn

The Paper Bridge
a really good contrast between the amount of words and images with and even amount of each worlds (paperlee and forestlee) and told a really nice story. it also has elements of art and crafts as in paperlee as they have to make their own home and everything

grace

Wiggling Words
I really liked the illustration in this book because I found it really different and interesting. The illustration is made up of letters, and the letters form images like he uses 2 Os to create glasses or a flower made of C,W,D,I,i,c or as another example a watering can made of 2 Ds and a V. This type of illustrating also shows the struggles of dyslexia and how the words never seem to stay still but dance around like waves.

Enid

The Playdate
I enjoyed this book because it has the sweet storyline of a girl going to a friends house to play. However there is more than first meets the eye, on most pages you can see hidden details indicating the difference in class between the two families. Overall I think this book cleverly represents inequalities in the world through beautiful illustrations.

Nina

The Endless Sea
This book was really good. The illustrations had different colours for different moods. I really enjoyed it and it got across the feeling really well. I would rate it 9/10

Evelyn