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Books : Children's Books : Ages 5-8 : Authors : Anholt, Laurence
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Looking for a seriously silly story, with a dash of the ridiculous thrown in for good measure? Then look no further than the rather brilliantly daft Snow White and the Seven Aliens, an absolutely hilarious, rib tickling take on an age-old story.The Mean Queen is jealous of her step daughter little Snow White because she is pretty and talented and has a teeny weeny, perfect little nose. Snow White wants to be a pop star, and spends most of her time fantasising about her favourite band, Boysnog, but Mean Queen forces the little girl to listen to her singing the dreadful songs that once made her famous as a member of The Wonderful Wicked Witches.
But the day comes when Mirror, Mirror On The Wall tells the truth for the first time ever and admits that Snow White is everything the Mean Queen isn't and Snow White is banished to the big bad city where she one day wanders in to the Swinging Spaceship Nightclub. There she meets the Seven Aliens--a pop group with a record at number 4,324 in the charts--and her life is turned around. But when the Mean Queen hears of her stepdaughter's good fortune she decides to put a stop to it once and for all.
A clever combination of the old, familiar fairy tale brought bang up to date with a swinging, contemporary cast of characters that raise a titter at every turn, Snow White and the Seven Aliens is one of the funniest books a child is ever likely to read, and is an absolute must for those who like their books fast, furious and laugh-out-loud funny. (Ages 6 to 8) --Susan Harrison
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Many children today are fascinated by fossils and dinosaurs and this interesting book will appeal to them. Designed for the confident reader and made accessible by an illustrated format and large typeface, this is the true story of Mary Anning, born in Lyme Regis Dorset in 1799, and describes her lifelong fascination with collecting fossils. At the time, this was a most unusual hobby, especially for a girl, and the title of the book, Stone Girl Bone Girl, is part of a rhyme made up by the other children of the town to tease young Mary.The story begins when Mary survives being stuck by lightning as a baby, an event which her father, a carpenter named Pepper, believed made her special from the start. It is he who first shows her the curiosities to be found in the cliffs around Lyme Regis and teaches her their names: `Thunderbolts, Fairy's Hearts, Crocodile's Teeth and Devils Toenails'. When Pepper is employed to make a cabinet for two lady scientists, however, they teach Mary that the correct name for her collection is `fossils' and that somewhere in the cliffs they believe there is the skeleton of a great sea monster. Accompanied by the rich greens and purples and the striking visual style of Sheila Moxley's wonderful illustrations the story tells of Mary's eventual success in her search for the fossilised Ichthyosaurus, and the fame and respect this brought her. This book is much the tale of a child who dared to be a little different as it is a description of an important chapter in the history of fossil hunting.
A brief biography of Mary Anning at the end of the book tells of the importance of her discoveries in the build-up to the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species and her story will surely inspire young readers to follow their dreams as Mary followed hers. --Alison Jardine
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