Horrid Henry is 20 years old!

Did you know that the first Horrid Henry book was published exactly 20 years ago? Orion Books, the publishers of Horrid Henry, have very kindly sent us two Horrid Henry books to give away as prizes to celebrate this.

All you have do to win one is come up with a title for a new Horrid Henry book. Be creative, it can be anything at all! You have until Wednesday 21st May to enter. Post your entries below. Good luck.

Mr Biddle's Horrid Henry book would be called:
Horrid Henry and the Mysterious Cheese Sandwich

Interview with Miss Etheridge, Year 6, by Jersie-Leigh

Hello Miss Etheridge. Thank you for letting me interview you.

Do you have a favourite book?
I have lots but my overall favourite Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

Who is your favourite author?
I have three, Charles Dickens, Kate Morton and Shaun Tan.

Charles Dickens

Kate Morton

Do you have a favourite picture book?
I think it must be Clown by Quentin Blake.

What was your favourite book as a child?
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg.

Are there any poems that you love?
I like poems by WH Auden.
 
How much time do you have for reading?
I read every day at breakfast time and at bed time.

What's your favourite thing about books?
They take me to a different place and to a different time.

Why is reading so important in schools?
It's just so much fun. You can pinch all your ideas from books.

Do you think children should read more?
Absolutely. Read anything you can and read anytime you can. Don't tell anyone, but my secret habit is reading on the toilet!

Thank you Miss Etheridge.

My dragon poem by Oskar

I love reading books about dragons. Some of my favourite dragon books are Tell Me A Dragon, Dragonkeeper, Dragonology, How To Train Your Dragon and Dragon Rider. Here is a poem I wrote about dragons.

Dragon

Deep in the cave lies the ultimate dragon

That killed thousands of people

It rests...

But one day it will come out of its cave 

And destroy everything

Will no one save us?

Or will one of us train that dragon?

We found the boy for that!

His name is Oskar!

 He saw the dragon

He got paralyzed

The dragon dived for Oskar

 The dragon who is letting Oskar touch it

He flew the dragon every day

Everyone got along

Interview with Mrs King, our learning mentor

Hello we are going to interview you. Do you have a favourite book?
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

Who is your favourite author?
PG Wodehouse.

Do you have a favourite picture book?
The Asterix books.

What were your favourite books as a child?
Dr Seuss books.

Do you have a poem you like?
The Cloths of Heaven.

How much time do you have for reading?
OH! Definitely not enough!

What do you love about books?
You can dive into a different world.

Kaspar, Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo

I am reading a book called Kaspar, Prince of Cats. Its awesome so far. It’s about a boy called Jonny Trot, a cat called Kaspar, the lady who owns Kaspar and a countess. Jonny doesn’t really have any friends until Kaspar the cat and his owner move into the flats. They all meet and Kaspar’s owner wants Jonny to look after Kaspar for her while she goes out. So Jonny agrees and looks after Kaspar. One day while he is looking after the cat, Kaspar jumps up onto Jonny and purrs.

If you want to find out more read Kaspar, Prince of Cats. I would recommend this book to people who are 7 or over because there are some tricky words to read.

By Jersie-Leigh Moore.

Wicked by Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman

I love the Wicked books, they are so cool. The first book is called The Slobberers.

Here is the blurb: I froze on the other side of the fence. Horrible gobbling squeals came from the SLOBBERERS as they slimed over the bloody trail I had left behind. Aaaaaahhh! I tore my hand and fled. Its WICKED...to be continued.

There are 6 books in the series, they are all wonderful.

by Honey King

The Wicked books are awesome. I love them. I wanted to read them because of the blurb. THhe first book is called The Slobberers. The other book titles are Battering Rams, Croaked, Dead Ringer, The Creeper and Till Death Us Do Part. I love them all, they are great and you should read them.

by Mollie Cossey

Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER

I think the Judy Moody books are the best books ever. They're interesting to read. Also they are so funny. There are 15 Judy Moody books. My favourite Judy Moody book is 'Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer'. If you have never heard of the Judy Moody books read them NOW!!

by Tamzin

Reading by William

If you read information books you will learn lots of great facts about everything.

  

If you read story books you will get a good imagination and you will travel to a different land.

  

In information books you can learn about animals, cars and lots of other stuff.

  

My favourite information books are: Animals, Dinosaurs and Science.

A list of favourite books by Kristopher, Tyler, Madison, Andrew and Toby

Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face and the Badness of Badgers by John Dougherty

One Dog and his Boy by Eva Ibbotson

Horrid Henry

Mr Gum

The BFG

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The World of Norm books by Jonathan Meres

All of the Roald Dahl books

Tarzan books by Andy Briggs

The Girls FC books by Helena Pielichaty

Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton.

All the Horrid Henry books by Francesca Simon

Demon Dentist by David Walliams

The best World Cup book ever

The Simpsons Holiday Humdinger by Matt Groening

My favourite book is The Wheel Man by Duane Swierczynski.

My favourite characters from Lord of the Rings are:

Frodo, Bilbo, Thorin Oakenshield, Aragorn, Smaug, Sam, Pippin and Sauron.

Madison’s favourite books

Monster School by Garry Kilworth

The Loser books by Jim Smith

Fairythorn Tales by Lara Faraway

Dork Diaries

Interview with Mrs Savage

Hello Mrs Savage. Do you have a favourite book?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Who is your favourite author?
Roald Dahl.

Do you have a favourite picture book?
The Gruffalo.

What was your favourite book as a child?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Poems about reading

I like books by Michael

I like books about Minecraft

I like books about cars

I like books about dogs

I like books about cats

I like books about rats

I like books about planes

I like books about Gogos

I like books about dragons

I like books about fighting

I like books about football

I like books.

Reading by Emily

Reading

Reading

Makes you think you are in a different world

There are all types of books like

Dragon books

Michael Morpurgo books

Story books

Animal books

Sport books

Also reading makes you a star

So get reading right now to make you get clever

Even the clever ones need to read.

I love reading so I hope the world does too

So I am asking a little favour

Get reading now.

Reading by Chloe

You should love reading

You really should

Readings so great but it’s not understood 
I like reading that’s why I’m so great

If you like reading you can be my mate

Reading is so jolly

Reading is so great

If you have a book get reading mate

Don’t be late.


I LIKE READING! by Lauren-Rose

I LIKE READING, IT’S FUN AND NICE,

CALM AND PEACEFUL,

SOMETIMES IT GIVES YOU MEMORIES,

I LIKE READING

SO SHOULD YOU,

IF YOU’RE NOT A READER

START READING,

START IT,

IT’S A PLEASURE,

IF YOU READ BOOKS YOU’LL GET SMART,

YOU CAN RECOMMEND THEM TO SOMEONE ELSE,

IF YOU ENJOYED READING THAT BOOK,

IF YOU HAVE A YOUNGER BROTHER OR SISTER,

WHO DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO READ,

THEN TEACH THEM HOW TO READ

WHEN YOU'RE OLDER AND YOU WANT TO BE A TEACHER 

THEN READ!

THAT WAY YOU’LL LEARN MORE.

 

 

READING
Reading is fun!

Reading is GREAT!

Reading is awesome!

Reading is cool!

Reading takes you into another world..

BY CONNOR+WESLEY

Interview with Mr Arden

Hello Mr Arden. Do you have a favourite book?
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Who is your favourite author?
Definitely Anthony Horowitz.

Do you have a favourite picture book?
Dear Zoo.

Are there any poems that you love?
I love the Michael Rosen Rap.

How much time do you have for reading?
I read for about an hour a day.

What's your favourite thing about reading?
You can be in your own little world.

Why is reading important in schools?
Because it can help you in all the other subjects.

Do you think children should read more?
Yes I certainly do!

Thank you for letting us interview you Mr Arden.

A Horse Called Hero by Sam Angus

My name is Kayley and I am reading a book called A Horse Called Hero by Sam Angus.

I am really enjoying this book because some parts are happy and some parts are sad. I am now going to tell you some of the blurb...In London in 1940 Dodo and her little brother Wolf do not know what has happened to their father.

  

I would recommend this book and give it 10 out of 10 because it is really good and I think other people should read it.

  

Thank you for reading my book review.

Interview with Mrs Parry-Jones about books and reading

Yesterday, Megan, Madison and Jaya from Year 4 interviewed our headteacher, Mrs Parry-Jones, about everything to do with reading and books.

Hello Mrs Parry-Jones. We are going to ask you some questions about how much you love reading and how much you think the school loves reading. We'll put the answers on the book blog. Firstly, do you have a favourite book?
Well, I really love old books and children's books. I have about 20 favourite books, I just love the Winnie the Pooh books.

 

Who is your favourite author?
Definitely Philip Reeve. He's written some absolutely wonderful books, including Mortal Engines, which is just amazing.

Do you have a favourite picture book?
I think it's either Peepo! by Janet and Allan Ahlberg or The Arrival by Shaun Tan.

                         

What was your favourite book as a child?
I would have to say it was the Malory Towers books by Enid Blyton.

Are there any poems that you love?
Lots and lots. Anything by Michael Rosen. I also love Ozymandias by Percy Shelley.

 Michael Rosen

Percy Shelley

How much time do you have for reading?
I read a lot in the week, probably for about three hours or so. Even though that's a lot, I would love to try and find more time for reading.

What's your favourite thing about books?
You can open them and just go to another world.

Why is reading important in schools?
Reading can change your life! You can travel the world and enter people's minds.

Do you think children should read more?
Defnitely! I think that the more children read, the better. It can make people even cleverer than they already are. And most of all, it's fun.

Thank you very much Mrs Parry-Jones. We enjoyed interviewing you. Next week, we will interview someone else all about books.

Ozymandias by Percy Shelley

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.