The Three Little Witches Storybook

The Three Little Witches Storybook

by Georgie Adams

Illustrated by Emily Bolam

   ★☆☆☆☆

Summary

Ziggy, Zara & Zoe are the three little witches.  They want to host a midnight Halloween party and invite their friends.  They clean, cook and prepare for the party as they eagerly await the replies of their guests.

Review

This book is written for a younger audience.  It includes text in paragraph form as well as speech bubbles, letters to their friends, and labels for pictures.  This format has become popular, but this book did not pull it off as well as others that I’ve seen including Diary of a Wimpy Kid and the Chester books by Melanie Watt.  I might recommend this book for 2^nd-3^rd graders who like stories about magic, and witches, or who need a shorter book to read.

Author Website

http://www.georgieadams.com/

This is a very nicely designed website, with tons of information about all of her books.  There is also an interview with Georgie Adams.  

Technical Stuff (from Amazon)

Publisher: Orion Children's Books (September 2, 2010)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1444000802

ISBN-13: 978-1444000801

Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O.

Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O.

by David A. Adler

Illustrated by Susanna Natti

★★☆☆☆

After meeting Cam Jansen in book one Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds, she and her co-detective Eric see lights floating in the air.  Eric uses his actual camera to snap a picture of them, while Cam uses her photographic memory, and reason to find out what is really happening.  They follow the lights to the source and are almost caught by the creators of the floating lights, and lets just stay they were "aliens" from a place not so far, far away.  

While this book is very predictable for older readers making it maybe not so exciting, it would be great for young developing readers because it is fast paced and at an easier reading level.  I would use these books for students with 2-3 grade reading levels.
There is a support website with pages both for kids and teachers.  On this Cam Jansen website there are check lists for all of David A. Adler's books, comprehension questions for readers, and fun quizzes that test your own memory like Cam Jansen is always doing. 

New cover of the book

David A. Adler talks about the inspiration for the character Cam Jansen. He says the reason the mystery moves so fast is that the books are meant for slow readers so that as they read events unfold more quickly to keep children engaged in his books!




Citation:
Adler, David A. Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O.  Ill. Susanna Natti.  Viking Press, New York. 1980.


ISBN: 0-670-20041-7
AR reading level: 3.4