Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Reading Time
    • Home
    • Reviews
      • Highly Recommended
      • CBCA Short Listed
      • Early Childhood Books
      • Younger Readers
      • Intermediate Readers
      • Older Readers
      • ANZAC books
      • Great Read Alouds
      • Information Books
      • LGBTQIA+
      • Picture Books
      • Professional Development
    • Interviews
    • Suggestions
    • News
    • Meet The Review Team
    • Contact Us
    Reading Time
    You are at:Home»Reviews»Highly Recommended»Coco Banjo is Having a Yay Day

    Coco Banjo is Having a Yay Day

    0
    By Admin on July 17, 2015 Highly Recommended, Younger Readers

    coco banjo

    N. J. Gemmell,  Coco Banjo is Having a Yay Day,  Random House,  1 June 2015, 192pp.,  $14.99 (pbk),  ISBN 9780857987334

    Life at Banksia Bay school is put under the microscope by our heroine Coco who has plans to make it a more just and totally fun place to be.  No detail is too small, no teacher able to escape the critical eye of our intrepid diarist.

    The pace is rollicking, the illustrations spot on and the humour is heartfelt yet never cruel.  Nikki Gemmell has turned a very deft hand to writing and illustrating a jewel of a book that sits comfortably for the early reader as well as adults needing a reality check about how the young ones tick.  Almost rebus like, the story gallops along to an expected conclusion with the the reward of a new title in the offing.  Set out in chapter form the book is sure to encourage, entertain and delight young readers.
    Highly recommended.

    reviewed by Chris Dayman

    • Read what reviewer Tessa Wooldridge said about Coco Banjo is Having a Yay Day

    Related Posts

    The Ghost Locket

    The Ghost Locket

    Enough Love?

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    • Themes
    • Curriculum
    Action adventure Airplanes Alphabet Anxiety autism Bullying CBCA Awards Coming of age Dystopian emotions family fantasy friendship grief Historical humour magic Mystery Post apocalyptic Readers Cup reluctant readers school Sci-Fi series of books siblings Sport Starting school Teacher Notes
    ANZAC Australian animals Australian history Biography Culture & Diversity Disabilities First Nations Geography health Humanities mental health Poetry Reconciliation resilience Science STEM Stolen Generation sustainability Wordless books



    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    Recent Posts
    • The Ghost Locket
    • The Ghost Locket
    • Enough Love?
    • Wonderful Shoes
    • A Human for Kingsley
    Recent Comments
    • Cherie on Elephant Island
    • Patricia Tilton on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Jilanne Hoffmann on Freddy the Not-Teddy
    • Penelope Pratley on The Secret of Sapling Green
    • Emily Flint on Walk of the Whales
    © Copyright 2021 The Children’s Book Council of Australia - All rights reserved

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Posting....