A couple of favourite Nosy Crow reads this last month have been the fabulously funny Werewolf in my Tent by Pamela Butchart with illustrations by Thomas Flintham & the thrilling Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge.
Werewolf in my Tent is the 6th book featuring Izzy & her friends. While B was already a firm fan of this series it was new to F & me. We read it together over the course of a week with regular cries of “please don’t stop, just one more chapter”, clearly a complete hit.
As camping trips go this was filled with plenty of strange goings on including spooky howling noises, missing sausages, scratch marks & a big poo (you can just imagine the giggles this induced). Izzy & her friends draw their own conclusions leading to plenty of excitement & adventure.
There is lots to enjoy about this book, the fabulous illustrations, the wonderful voices of the children, the great friendships, laugh out loud moments & the simple style of writing making it perfect for confident early readers.
The Jamie Drake Equation is for older readers & was quickly devoured by B (9yrs). I thought this was a great example of science fiction for children & B declared he “liked how the book taught you about space & technology through an emotional story”.
B summarised the story as “a novel about a boy who’s father is an astronaut. His dad goes on a mission to the international space station to launch some space probes but when his mission goes wrong its up to Jamie to save the day”
We both enjoyed this book, I liked how the family drama intermingled with the out of this world adventures. B however was very much taken with the science aspect & was quick to include an equation is his own science fiction story. An inspirational & engaging read.
Thanks to the publishers for providing a review copies.
This is a fun spotting book focusing on birds in a variety of different habitats across the world. Each page is a glorious explosion of colour & shape making it a joy to study while endeavouring to find all the birds. 