Advantages: funny and gentle Disadvantages: slight
After doing even tiny bit of research I realised that I must be the only person out there who ever read "Tim the Tiny Horse" having never heard of the author. Thus, I have to take another reviewer's word that it's "typical Harry Hill" and will make an attempt at reviewing Tim as a stand-alone.
I am happy to say that it acquits itself well. Tim is a horse, blue and so tiny that he lives in matchbox with a tic-tac box for a conservatory. A single Hoola-Hoop makes his lunch (he prefers barbecue beef flavour) and a fly (called Fly) is his best friend. Tim doesn't do much - apart from a few not very successful attempts at making it big in the media he seems to spend his days watching television and socialising with Fly.
The book contains several short morality tales featuring Tim; each of them is a few pages long, with a little text ...
Advantages: Gripping from the start, interesting characters Disadvantages: Thought the ending may have been more explosive
I recently had all my shifts changed at work which means that I ended up working 6 weeks of nights - ouch! Knowing that work was going to be quiet and therefore fairly boring, I asked my Dad to recommend me a couple of good books. The Chameleon's Shadow by Minette Walters was one of them.
The Author
Minette Walters is often referred to as the 'queen of the psychological thriller' and after reading several of her books, you will see that this is a title she deserves. The Chameleon's Shadow is her 12th psychological thriller. Some of her other books include Acid Row, Fox Evil, The Ice House, The Sculptress and The Dark Room. Some of her stories have been turned into films or TV series.
The Story
Lieutenant Charles Acland life is literally turned upside down when a roadside bomb hits his vehicle while they are serving in Iraq ...
Advantages: Teaches children about colours Disadvantages: none
***Background***
Nicola Grant is a new author to me and the only other book that I can find that she has written is called Don't Be So Nosy, Posy! Her books appear to be aimed at nursery or early school age children and in this one she teams up with illustrator Michael Terry who has provided the pictures for lots of other animal stories, including Here Comes The Crocodile by Kathryn White.
***The Story***
The story starts with an upset Chameleon.
"'Bother!' he said crossly. "I'm sitting on yellow flowers so I should be yellow. But look at me - I'm red!'"
He tries hopping and walking on different surfaces with different colours, but each time he changes to something completely different.
He turns to his friends, Meercat and Monkey for some help and tells them he is worried in case lion comes along and eats him ...
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