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George
Speaks - Dick
King-Smith
Reviewed
by Tia Collyer
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Book author: Dick King-Smith
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Book title: George Speaks
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Book summary in three sentences:
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| The story
is about a four week old baby that can talk. The characters
are George the little baby and his sister Laura and his mother.
Laura was amused because her brother was talking at such a
young age. |
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Book's strengths:
Which characters did you especially like and why?
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| I like
George the most because he was sometimes cheeky and funny. |
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Which parts of the storyline really worked well and why?:
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| I think
the part where George starts to speak goes really well because
he explains how he could talk. |
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What did you enjoy about the writers style?:
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| I enjoyed
the way the writer made the book exciting and described everything
really carefully. |
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Book weakness:
Which characters in the book were less believable or
interesting?
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| Laura
was less believeable because she said to her mum that George
looked clever but she didn't believe her. |
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Which parts of the book were difficult to follow or not
believable?:
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| There
were no unbelieveable bits or parts that were difficult to
follow. |
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When did the writer's style not work as well?:
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| I think
the writers style worked well all through the book. |
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Summary of the book, overall opinion of the book:
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| I would
recommend this book to children 5 years and over. I think
Dick King-Smith wrote the book very well. |
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Star Rating: 5 out of 5
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Reviewer:
Tia Collyer
Year:
4
School: St. Andrews Primary School, Chaddleworth
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