Hi Baobab.

Let me tell you about  why my favorite author is Roald Dahl and why I recommend for you to read (if you haven’t already!) his AMAZING books.

First of all, no-one is as witty, silly, descriptive and imaginative as Dahl. His character descriptions conjure the the sharpest picture in the readers mind. For example, Dahl says about Mrs Twit s: “she  had a quite nice face when she was young. The ugliness had grown upon her year by year as she got older”. This really helps you to imagine her and her personality. As well as this, his stories often have an important moral message (good triumphs over evil). Finally, children are often the heroes, which I think is fantastic and clever as the books are written for children. I could talk about why I love Dahl all day!

But tell me what YOU love about your favorite author:

Point, evidence, explain.

Why do you like them? Give an example (evidence), Explain the example.

I look forward to reading these!

Here are some questions about our recent class book, which links to our PHSE topic ‘Saying no to bullying’

• What were the messages of this book?
• What did you enjoy about it?
• Which characters did you find interesting and why?
• Have you ever been in a similar situation to one of the characters? if so, do you think the author described it well?

Here is the blurb and cover of a new book we will be reading.

1. What genre do you think this book will be and why?
2. Who are the main characters?
3. Make a prediction about what might happen in this book. Use evidence from the cover and blurb to support your predictions.