Welcome to RARING READERS, the Patron of Reading blog of Captain’s Close Primary School in Asfordby, Leicestershire. This is where
you’ll find the latest news on what I’m doing with the school and reviews of some brilliant books that I think you might enjoy.
It’s your blog as much as mine, so whether you’re a student, a teacher, a member of staff or a parent at the school, I’d love to hear
from you. You can put a message in the comments section beneath each post or, if you , you can write a guest post.

Sunday 15 March 2015

WHAT FRIENDS DO BEST • Rapid Review by Chaffinches Class

Chaffinches Class got together to make this Rapid Review of WHAT FRIENDS DO BEST illustrated by Nathan Reed and written by me!




Thanks, Chaffinches. It's lovely to see one of my own stories reviewed and I'm delighted to hear that so many of you enjoyed reading it.

I'm also pleased to hear that some of you like building things. I love building things and I was thinking about myself a little when I wrote Winston's character.

If anyone else has read this book, I'd love to know what they thought of it. And if you didn't like it, don't be afraid to say so – although I'd be interested to hear why!

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Thursday 5 March 2015

THE BFG • Rapid Review by Grace

Grace made this Rapid Review of THE BFG written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.




Thanks Grace! You said that you the story pulled you into it, so that it felt like you were there. That's a great description – and something that many good books can do!

I grew up reading Roald Dahl's books. I think my favourite is Fantastic Mr Fox. I wonder if anyone at Captain's Close has read that.

You can find out lots more about The BFG on this page of the Roald Dahl web site.

And here's a video of David Walliams reading some of the book.


Have you read The BFG? If you have, what did YOU think of it?

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