Books by Chris Riddell
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review 1: Now I picked up Goth Girl simply for the cover. I mean it's gorgeous! And so shiny!!!!!!! =DThe story follows a precocious young lady, named Ada. Who lives in a rather odd and surprisingly existential/philosophical mansion with a crazy err sorry "Eccentric" (rich people are never...
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review 1: If possible, I loved this book more than the first one. Our fearless heroine Ottoline, and her faithful companion Mr. Munroe set off for the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted with Ottoline’s new friend Cecily. Strange occurrences are happening at the school and Ott...
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review 1: Another book I picked up as a potential for the Chatterbooks group.I know they say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I have to confess it was the appearance of this book that drew me to it. The purple colour of the dress on the cover [my favourite colour] is echoed by ...
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review 1: This book has 170 pages but took me 30 minutes to read because about half of it is filled with gorgeous illustrations. Good for grades 2-4, the story is about Ottoline Brown whose rich parents gallivant across continents as Collectors. We don't know what they are collecting but t...
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review 1: Ottoline returns in Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell. In keeping with my accidental trend of reading sequels first, I read this book before Ottoline and the Yellow Cat.The book pretty much stands alone although I was left wondering why Ottoline has a bear for a friend. In...
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review 1: Quinn really enjoys the Ottoline books! She says they are fun and that she enjoys the pictures and story. This one follows Ottoline as she befriends a girl named Cecily and her pet horse, Mumbles, over school break. When Cecily sadly shares that she must return to school, the...
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review 1: Another cute addition to the Ottoline series. These are fun reads for young readers who are not quite ready for larger chapter books or just want a quick entertaining read. My favorite part is the illustrations, which are brilliant. In this adventure Ottoline begins attending Ali...
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review 1: Another sublime Ottoline book, however this one has to get marked down from the 5 stars that I rated the other 2. Not because of content - the story is another lovely story and the illustrations are, of course, magic. Unfortunately the 'bog goggles' do nothing, making the 'see th...
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review 1: A subtle and very clever environmental message indeed. Just because something you have created has went wrong or doesn't work does not mean that we should just throw it away and start again? Well in many cases that is exactly what our society will do. This cute little book b...
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review 1: The idea of building robots is believable and the concept of a poorly programmed robot wreaking havoc is a staple of this genre, fits nicely for the age group. The illustrations do a good job of providing a clear setting, you really understand how messy Wendel is, how vast the sc...