Book Review – 5-8 Years

A Bear Grylls Adventure 1: The Blizzard Challenge – Bear Grylls £4.99

The first thrilling adventure in the brand-new collectible series for young readers from survival expert and chief scout Bear Grylls. Olly isn’t enjoying activity camp. Why should he bother building a shelter or foraging for food with his teammates – he’d rather be at home in the warm and dry, where the sofa and the video games are.

The Homeless Kitten – Holly Webb, Sophy Williams £4.99

Lily and her family are going for a walk with their dog, Hugo, when Hugo sniffs out an amazing secret. A litter of kittens have been abandoned in the woods! Without their mother the kittens may not survive the night, so Lily’s family take them in. Lily loves caring for the kittens – and even Hugo does his best to protect the new arrivals.

The Worst Witch – Jill Murphy £4.99

Jill Murphy’s much-loved classic The Worst Witch is the original story of life at a magical boarding school, perfect for readers aged 5-8 years. Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches, but she’s making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. And when she turns Ethel, the teacher’s pet, into her worst enemy, chaos ensues…