Henry's List
By The West Kirby Bookshop
Henry's List
By The West Kirby Bookshop
Henry is one of our wonderful younger customers who visits the shop every weekend to generously provide us with book reviews and recommendations! Here is his curated list of the best chapter books & graphic novels for discerning bookworms, just like himself!
Tom Gates: Five Star Stories
Liz Pichon
£12.99 £12.34"Tom Gates is by Liz Pichon. It's about a normal boy called Tom who has many adventures!"
The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: Book 1
L.D. Lapinski
£7.99 £7.59"Strangeworlds is about a secret society who travel to other worlds by suitcases."
Barking for Bagels
Michael Rosen and Tony Ross
£6.99 £6.64"It's about a dog called Shnipp who one day runs away from her owner and has an adventure."
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet: Book 1
Zanib Mian and Nasaya Mafaridik
£7.99 £7.59"'Planet Omar' is a recommend for kids who love 'Tom Gates'. There are 4 or 5 books, my favourite character is Omar, my favourite out of all the books I like is 'Planet Omar: Ultimate Rocket Blast'"
Malory Towers: First Term: Book 1
Enid Blyton
£7.99 £7.59"'Malory Towers' is by Enid Blyton the author of 'Famous Five', 'Secret Seven' and more. It's about these girls who go to a boarding school and have adventures."
The Explorer: From the author of the internationally bestselling phenomenon Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell and Hannah Horn
£8.99 £8.54"It has been recommended by Michael Morpurgo saying it may go down to her best yet. It is about 4 children stuck in the Amazon jungle, was someone there before one?"
Barry Loser: Action Hero!
Jim Smith
£8.99 £8.54"If you like 'Bunny vs Monkey', 'Dog Man' or any other 'Barry Loser' you will love this adventure of Barry Loser."
To Be A Cat
Matt Haig
£7.99 £7.59"It's by Matt Haig and it's about a boy called Barney Willow who turns into a cat."
Rag, Tag and Bobtail and other Magical Stories
Enid Blyton and Hannah George
£9.99 £9.49"'Rag, Tag and Bobtail' is a book with stories in it. It is by Enid Blyton, a classical author."
Danny the Champion of the World
Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
£7.99 £7.59"The one thing I shall say is pheasants."
The Beast and the Bethany
Jack Meggitt-Phillips and Isabelle Follath
£7.99 £7.59"It's about a man called Ebeneezer Tweezer who has a pet beast in his attic. He needs to feed the beast and in return the beast vomits out irresistible gifts. As the ages go by the beast gets greedier and wants to eat a child."
Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Explorers
Lisa Murphy and Adam Murphy
£9.99 £9.49"'It's about an interviewer called Adam and talks to dead people who are famous. It is from 'The Phoenix'. Perfect for fans of 'Horrible Histories'"
Dirty Beasts
Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
£7.99 £7.59"These rascals haven't come to greet you, al they want to do is eat you."
The London Eye Mystery
Siobhan Dowd
£7.99 £7.59"It's about when Ted's cousin Salim boards the London Eye, everyone exits but not Salim. Can Ted and Kat find him?"
The BFG
Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
£7.99 £7.59"'The BFG' is by Roald Dahl and is about when a girl is snatched by a giant who is very friendly, but there are other giants. Can the BFG and Sophie stop them?"
Song of the River
Gill Lewis and Zanna Goldhawk
£7.99 £7.59"It's about a girl who moves but when they encounter a rampaging flood she needs to vote for the beavers so they can make a dam, but does everyone agree?"
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
£7.99 £7.59"It's about when five golden tickets go into individual Wonka Bars and if anyone finds them they will go into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory that has been closed for years."
Juniper Mae: Knight of Tykotech City
Sarah Soh
£9.99 £9.49"It is about a scientist who makes friends with a tama-tama, but when giant robot spiders invade Juniper has to try and stop whoever is doing this but does the cause of history help?"
The Magic Potions Shop: The Young Apprentice
Abie Longstaff and Lauren Beard
£7.99 £7.59"'The Magic Potion Shop' is a recommendation for kids who love magic. It's about a Pixie called Tibben who is training to become a potions master. There are 6 books in the series, it is also recommended for people who love 'Rainbow Magic'. I would recommend this book."
Bunny vs Monkey: Multiverse Mix-up! (a Phoenix Comic Book, from the million-selling Jamie Smart, Illustrator of the Year)
Jamie Smart
£9.99 £9.49"'Bunny vs Monkey is recommended for readers who love 'Dog Man', my favourite character is Metal Eve. I would recommend these books, my favourite book is 'Multiverse Mix-up!'"
The Witches
Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
£7.99 £7.59"A child a week is 52 a year, squish them, squiggle them, make them disappear."
Dog Man
Dav Pilkey
£9.99 £9.49"'Dog Man' is a book and a comic, it is an action and funny book. Dav Pilkey wrote other books like 'Captain Underpants' and 'Mighty Robot'. My favourite character is 2U2U."
Rooftoppers: From the author of the internationally bestselling phenomenon Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell
£8.99 £8.54"It's about a girl called Sophie who meets a boy called Matteo."