BR 2-18: The Magical Book

I read the magical book. At last, I finished book reviews!!!

Hero is Leo, his great grandfather died, so he became a king. He found book. The book was set with jewels. He opened first page. On the first page he saw a beautiful painted butterfly. The butterfly fluttered its red and yellow wings and flew out of the book. Next, he opened third page, he saw the giant red dragon, and it flew away. The dragon ate people, so he opened book again. “Hippogriff,” he read and watched as the picture came to life, and he try to fight to dragon with hippogriff.

(104 words)

Nesbit, E. (2007). The Magical Book. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-17: Stories of Fairies

I read Story of Fairies. It book has three stories. I like First story and second story.

First story is tooth fairy’s story. Crystal had passed her final test at the tooth fairy training school. Now, she could turn children’s baby teeth into money. But her lazy classmate had failed all her test. She thought “It’s not fair!!” So she stole Crystal’s wand.


Second story is forgetful fairy’s story. One day, queen “here are the invitations, don’t forget anyone with an invitation can come, so only give them to guests on the list.” Lily put the invitations in her basket, but her basket break.

(104 words)

Lester, A. (2006). Stories of Fairies. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-16: Arice in Wonderland

I read Alice in Wonderland.

One day, Alice saw rabbit. He cried “Oh dear! I shall be too late!!” She chased after rabbit, and pop down a large hole. There was wonderland. She is always curious. She met very big caterpillar, Cheshire cat, and mad hatter and so on. They are interesting and strange persons. It song was interesting. “Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at! Up above the world you fly like a tea tray in the sky.”


Next year, we can watch Alice’s new story. Mad hatter was performed by Johnny Deep, and white of queen was performed by Anne Hathaway. She is the most favorite actress for me. I have her DVDs. She is really cute, and beautiful.

(124 words)

Carroll, L. (2006). Alice in Wonderland. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-15: Aesop's Fables

I read Aesop’s Fables. It book has eight stories. I know almost stories. First story is the tortoise and the hare, second story is the thirsty crow, third story is the ant and the dove, fourth story is the fox and the stork, fifth story is the mouse’s tale, sixth story is the dog and the bone, seventh story is the fox and the crow, eighth story is the lion and the mouse. These stories were written by Aesop. He lived in Greece thousands of years ago.

My favorite story is the fox and the stork. First, a sly fox invited a stork at dinner, but he used trick, so stork couldn’t eat dinner. She got angry, so she decided to revenge for him, and she invited him at dinner. This story’s moral is play mean tricks on people and they may play them back on you. I could learn many moral through at these stories.

(156 words)

Watson, C. (2003). Aesop's Fables. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-14:Hansel andGretel

I read Hansel and Gretel. Their step mother is heartless person. They are always starving. Step mother had an idea. It was take Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest. Their father couldn’t oppose.

Next day, they were abandoned by step mother. Hansel and Gretel lost their way, but then, they found house. It was made by sweets. They are ate doorknob, window, and so on. An old woman hobbled out. She said “I love visitors, you must come inside.” The kind woman laid out a magnificent meal for them. “Would you like to stay the night??” she asked. They nod; they didn’t notice she is witch…


(107 words)

Grimm, J.A.W. (2005). Hansel and Gretel. London: Usborne House .

BR 2-13: Little Red Riding Hood

I read Little Red Riding Hood. This is very famous story. I had read when I was kindergartener.

This is sharp Wolfe and docile girl’s story. One day, her mother said “Please take vegetable soup for your grand mother.” Little girl riding hood said “Ok.” And her mother told her rule. “Don’t talk wolves.” Little girl riding hood go to her grand mother’s house. Sharp wolf look her, and he thinks try to eat her. Wolf got her grand mother’s house before little girl, and he ate her grand mother. He pretends her grand mother. Then, little girl knock the door and in the house. She perfectly believes he is her grand mother.

（113 words）

Davidson, S. (2006). Little Red Riding Hood. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-12: Stories of Dinosaurs

I read Stories of Dinosaurs. I like Jurassic park, so I borrow this book. I thought it is about dinosaurs’ book, but it isn’t. It book has three stories. First, Kritosaurus and Megalosaurus are fight at the boxing. Megalosaurus’s manager is evil dinosaur, so he tries to interfere with Kritosaurus.


(50 words)

Punter, R. (2006). Stories of Dinosaurs. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-11: Wizards

I read three wizard stories. First wizard takes care of many children, but they have no money. At Christmas, children couldn’t get present, and eat turkey, so they crept into the wizard’s room, and found Laughing powder.

Second wizard is resembles Harry Potter. Ha. Ha. His name is Mott. This story is wizard and fool man and his wife’s story. It was funny.

Third wizard really resembles Dambledore. Suddenly, the robber hits wizard’s head. Wizard dropped the gold, and tied to a tree by robber. After that, he went to castle, and knocked. King and queen is to treat him kindly. They has stolen theirs gold, so wizard and they try to revenge to robber.

(115 words)

Rawson, C. (). Wizards. London2002: Usborne House.

BR 2-10:A Little Princess

I read a little princess. Do you know its story?? If you want to watch, you can watch drama at Saturday.

Heroin’s name is Sara. She was born India. She really likes her father. Father is likes too. Her father wants Sara to study in London, so she entered “Miss Minchin’s Boarding School for Young Ladies.” Miss Minchin is cold person. First, she plays up to Sara, but one day, Sara’s father died, and Sara to be penniless, so she works as maid at school.

One morning, Sara saw that a lot of furniture had stopped outside the empty house next door. She thought “Someone must be moving in.” She saw an Indian man servant. He said about Sara to his master. His master is look for a little girl who is his friend’s daughter.

It story was interesting. I finished soon.

(142 words)

Hodgson, F. (2005). A Little Princess. England: Usborne House.

BR 2-09: Puss in Boots

I read Puss in boots. I have memory about it book. When I was kindergartner, I played princess in puss in boots. My childhood friends were play puss and king.

Do you know it story?? It is very kind and clever puss and woeful master’s story. Puss is really clever cat. Puss’s master’s name is Tom. He really woeful person, but at last, he can marry king’s daughter. His owe all his success is to puss. Puss ate troll. Puss deceived troll and stupid troll transform a little mouse, and puss ate troll. Tom got troll’s house. Puss is really clever. Tom and puss are deceived king and king’s daughter. He didn’t tell her true thing. Will He deceive his wife forever???

(122 words)

Perrault, C. (2005). Puss in Boots. England: Usborne House.

BR 2-08: The Little Mermaid

I read little mermaid. How sad story is!! I felt sad read it. She is only fifteen. She teat statue of a boy, very cherish. On her fifteenth birthday, she set off for the surface, and she met prince like a statue of a boy. I thought it was destiny. I want to it story is happy end. She really wants to meet him again, so she met sea witch. Sea witch knew everything. Sea witch demand to her pretty voice. At last, she got two legs.


She spent happy day with the prince. When she wobbling on her new feet, he said “Take my arm, I’ll show you around.” He is kind person. I thought they love each other, but one day, he said. “I was swept to a beach and woken by a lovely princess. Tomorrow I’m going to set said and marry her.” Oh it is awful. She couldn’t go back her family and sea palace. She sits on a rock and looks over the water, thinking of her prince. It is really sad story.

(178 words)

Hans, A. (2007). The Little Mermaid. England: Usborne House.

BR 2-07: Snow White

I read Snow White. It story is very famous. I think every one know it.

One day, a young queen wished “I wish I had a child with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony wood.” I thought she is greedy, but her wish came true. The king named her Snow White. His joy was mixed with misery, for the queen died, so he thought my child need mother, and he had married again. The new queen was proud and vain. Her heart was full of love for herself. She always asked magic mirror. It is her favorite thing. “Mirror, who’s the fairest of us all?” Mirror said “It’s Snow White.” Queen was really angry, so she decided to kill Snow White. Queen tried to kill her three times. Although, Snow White was never die. Finally, Queen gave poison apple, and Snow White fall down, so seven dwarfs cried and laid her in a glass of coffin.

You know, it is happy end story. I don’t like so. I thought Snow White stupid. Can you eat poison apple, if you get form stranger. I can’t. She put them to trouble. Prince fell in love corpse. Is it good story?? I like Disney’s version Snow White.

(214 words)

Lesley, S. (2005). Snow White and the Sven Dwarfs. England: Usborne House.

BR 2-06: Kings and Queens

I read Kings and Queens of Britain.
Do you know that Elizabeth II is Queen of not only England but also Scotland, Northern Ireland, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and so on? I’m really surprised to read it. I didn’t know she is Queen of many countries!! My high school wasn’t teaching me. I’m ashamed to I’m ignorance. I need more study…(>□<:)))))) But, I knew about king Henry VII. He had many wives. He wanted to marry another woman, but he couldn’t divorce, so he killed second wife and fourth wife to marry another woman. She had a daughter, but King Henry VII wanted a son, and he loved a younger woman. His fourth wife was seventeen years old!! She was younger than me!! Of course she didn’t love him, because he was a fat and he was fifty!! And do you know Edward VIII’s story?? I thought it story is so romantic. I like it. He is cool. He wanted to marry with American woman, but every one didn’t want her to be Queen, so they said “You can choose to be King or marry.” He said “I love her, and I’m going to marry her. At last, I’m free. I’m going to marry the woman I love. I can’t be King.” He is really cool isn’t he??? (221 words) Vicary, T. (). Kings and Queens of Britain. England: Oxford Bookworms.

BR 2-05: Romeo and Juliet

Have you ever read Romeo and Juliet?? I’ve never, so I tried to read it, and I’m sold on it. It has happiness and sadness. I like it. But ending is really sad. I’m cried when I read last scene. It is the most famous story, and writer is famous too. Every one knows Shakespeare. I want to buy it, and read both, English version and Japanese version. I want every one to read it. It is really interesting.

Romeo is a brave and passionate person, and Juliet is a gracious and beautiful person. Romeo always says “she is blight!!” Romeo is very romantic. I really like it story. When I read it, I felt happy and sad. They can marriage, but they can’t live together, and…I felt sad, and poor their parents. I want Romeo and Juliet to lived happily ever after in heaven.


(145 words)

Shakespeare, W. (). Romeo and Juliet. England: Penguin Books.

BR 2-04: HOLLY WOOD

I read “Marcel goes to HOLLYWOOD.” It book is interesting!! I like it. I think I want to read more this series. This book’s hero is Marcel and Celine. I think they are French mice. I want to go to HOLLY WOOD like them.

He is a detective, and she is a painter. They took bus, airplane and so on, and they go to hotel (it is film director’s house.) It is beautiful, and looks like comfortable. This night, director’s daughter kidnapped, and Marcel try to help to director’s daughter. He is a detective!! I thought he is very wise. I will look for this series in library. It is really interesting.


(112 words)

Hopkins and Potter, A.A.J. (2000). Mercel goes to HOLLYWOOD. England: Penguin readers.

BR 2-03: Sleeping Beauty

I read Sleeping Beauty. This book’s picture is very beautiful. Especially, I like fairies picture. It is so beautiful, and this story was interesting, so I absorbed. I like happy end!! I think happy end is the best story.

Princess Rose is the most beautiful all over the country. She likes to sketch the prince of her dream. After that, she pricked her finger and fell asleep. But finally, brave prince came to her palace and helped her. He taking her hand, and kissed!! Her eyes flickered open. She cried “You are the prince I drew.” Princess and Prince were married the very next day. It is wonderful isn’t it?? I like it.


(113 words)

YL=1.4-1.6

Sims, L. (2006). Sleeping Beauty . England: Usborne House.

BR 2-02: Stories of Dolls

I read Stories of Dolls. I remember when I child food. I had a lot of dolls. I played and slept with my dolls, but I don’t play and sleep with them, because I grew up…I remembered by this book. My dolls sleep in my cloth set. I don’t meet my dolls, so I will meet my dolls.

(58 words)






Davidson, S. (2006). Stories of Dolls. America: Usborne House.

BR 1-o2: ALADDIN

I read ALADDIN. Have you ever seen Disney’s movie Aladdin??? Disney’s version is Aladdin is cool and heroin; he has very intelligent monkey, and Genie is blue. But book version’s Aladdin look like idiot, he has no pet, and I’m shocked, because Genie isn’t blue, and he looked like old man. Why he isn’t blue?? As for Genie, he is blue and unique. But it was only Disney…(◎□◎；)))))

One day, Aladdin met Abanazar. He said “I’m your uncle.” But it was lie he is wizard. He ask look for lamp to Aladdin, so Aladdin go to cave, and he get lamp, but Abanazar locked. Aladdin has a trouble, but Genie is helps him, and Genie give palace and so on. For a time Aladdin got marry with Badr. Abanazar get angry and try to kill. But, he can’t. Next, Abanazar’s brother tries to kill Aladdin. Badr is credulous, so she deceived by evil…

YL=1.4~1.6 (158 words)

Sims, L. (2007). ALADDIN. England: Usborne House.

BR 1-12: Frog and Toad

I read “Frog and Toad All Year.” This story is interesting. Frog is scatterbrain, and coward. Toad is massive and active. They are very nice friend. Frog likes winter and snow. Why they don’t hibernate?? Ha. Ha. Ha. This book has five stories. I like story of ice cream. When I read this chapter, I went to cafeteria to buy ice cream. Toad has two ice creams, but ice cream was melting. It dripped down jacket, pants, and his feet. He cried “I can’t see!!” He looks like monster. It is funny. Every animal escaped from Toad. At last, he fell into the pound. Toad said to Frog “I’m sorry.” And Frog said “Never mine.” Oh, I thought Frog is kind. If you want to read this book, you can read at library. I read Frog and Toad series. It is interesting and cute. Toad is very funny.

YL=1.2~1.6

(148 words)

BR 1-11: Queen of France

I read Marie Antoinette. She is one of the favorite princesses. She was queen of France. Have you ever seen “The Rose of Versailles?” I had seen it when I was junior high school student. It was very interesting. And I had seen movie “Marie Antoinette.” She performed by Kirsten Dunst. I watched when I was high school student. I really like Marie Antoinette. Have you ever seen her portrait? She is very beautiful. Versailles palace is beautiful too. She married Louis. I thought she doesn’t love her husband, and he doesn’t love his wife too, but it wasn’t. Because when she went to Petit Trianon, he called up her “I miss you,” and she promised “I’ll be home soon.” It is wonderful isn’t it?? Have you seen their children??? They are very cute. I want to go to Paris, and go to the Versailles palace.

YL=2.0
(146 words)