Christmas Wombat - Reviewed by Ben

Christmas Wombat by Jackie French 

Illustrated by Bruce Whatley

Reviewed by Ben (aged 7)

The wombat was trying to get all the carrots. The wombat hopped on the back of Santa's sleigh every time he went somewhere and challenged the animals for the carrots. The carrots had been left for the reindeer but the wombat ate them. The wombat got back home and fell asleep and Santa brought him more carrots. I like the book. It was easy to read.

Mum's comments

Another lovely Australian book from author (Jackie French) and illustrator (Bruce Whatley) of the Diary of a Wombat book that has been very popular in this household. My boys had a chuckle reading about the Christmas Wombat who goes around eating the carrots left out for the reindeer. I love books that feature Australian animals and this cheeky but adorable wombat is very easy to fall in love with. The writing is easy for early readers to attempt by themselves.  It is a hard cover book with lovely simple and bright drawings. 

Perfect for ages 3-6

I Love Christmas - Reviewed by Ben

I Love Christmas by Anna Walker

Reviewed by Ben (age 7)

This book is about Ollie and what Ollie likes about Christmas. I like this book because it is easy to read. I like the same things about Christmas. This is a good book to read at Christmas time. At the end Ollie sits on the bed waiting for Santa, but he falls asleep and then Santa comes.

Mum's comments

This is a very short but sweet book about the joys of Christmas. These things include decorating the tree, doing crafts, helping to make the cake, and looking at the twinkly Christmas lights. These are such lovely delights that having nothing to do with buying up big at the shops or getting a haul of toys for Christmas day.  Most of the pages only have a few words on them so it is good for early readers but I think the book is more aimed for Kindy aged children. On most pages there is a little Christmas reindeer to find.

Santa's Aussie Holiday - Reviewed by Tom

Santa's Aussie Holiday by Maria Farrer & Anna Walker

Reviewed by Tom aged 9

This story is about Santa taking a holiday in Australia. He travels to lots of different places in Australia such as Tasmania, Sydney and Uluru. On his travels he went diving, surfing, learns about dingo rules and lots of other tourist activities. At the end of his holidays, Santa went back to the North Pole so he could get ready for December 24th.

The story was interesting and unique. I liked how the story rhymed and this made the story stand out more. The pictures looked unique and funny.

I think this is a good story to read before Christmas. I liked this book and would read it again. 

I rate it 8/10.

Mum's comments

This is a great silly book to read in the lead up to Christmas. It is a hard cover book so it will last for many Christmas seasons. I love the Australian flavour within the book. We enjoyed looking at the Australian map on the back to see where Santa had been.