I loved this book just as much as the first. It has all the same cheeky, love and fun throughout with a slightly different setting. Where the first book was a series of mini-stories this book took place entirely at the fair with one main antagonist, Mrs Farquar-Haha. Her granddaughter, Georgina, is the school bully and takes pleasure in coming up with nasty nicknames for Jeanie. The fair,…
I loved this. Bad Nana is such a wonderfully cheeky story and I can imagine a five to eight year old (or twenty-three year old) enjoying this as well. Jeanie and her nana (Bad Nana) have a heartwarming relationship. The Nana isn't bad, she's just mischievous and has her own form of justice that may well require her to dress up as Henry VIII sometimes. She has a…
I read this book as part of my OWLs Read-A-Thon TBR. This was going to fill the prompt of Potions: Read a book under 150 pages. It's most definitely under that! I struggled to find a book for this prompt and then remembered I had this. For months I'd been picking this up at work and putting it back thinking what need do I have of a picture…
One of my new favourite picture books. The way the original Little Red Riding Hood was subverted was just so interesting and unique. I mean Little Red Reading Hood, I can't get over how clever it is. The story is so sweet and so different. Rather than having to take a basket of food to Granny, she had to take an overdue book back to the library and…
The never-ending slew of Little Red Riding Hood retelling reviews continues. This gorgeous edition would make such a lovely present for someone's child. I know I'd love to read this to mine in the future. It's super interactive and also full of beautiful illustrations. The bright colours would be wonderful to stimulate a baby's mind too. It does however very much follow the girl needs saving by a…