REVIEWED BY AASHI, 9, VIC
Queen Narelle by Sally Murphy, illustrated by Simon O’Carrigan, Walker Books Australia, ISBN 9781760655334
Aashi received a review copy of this book.
Meet the Queen, her name is Narelle. Her subjects shall bow to her, whenever they greet her. She’s the keeper of the kingdom, ruler of the domain, and, most importantly, Maddie’s best friend.
Narelle is a cat and is the queen of her household. The household includes Narelle (The Queen of the household), Will (The Noisy Person of the household), Mum (The Court Counsellor of the household), Dad (a respected subject) and Maddie (Narelle’s princess and best friend).
Narelle is wise and caring. She loves all her subjects and makes sure they are happy. However, when Maddie’s friends, Nicole and Samira, become bullies because of a silly fight, Narelle is Maddie’s only friend. Nicole and Samira were writing mean and nasty notes in class about Maddie. When a subject is sad it is Narelle’s job to make them happy, but, in this case, Narelle is not sure what to do. Poor Maddie!
I rate this book 5 out of 5. Sally Murphy once again wrote a fabulous book. The book was detailed covering different opinions and perspectives. I recommend the book for 7 to 9-year-olds, they will truly love it. I loved it because it had a beautiful ending. It also showed that love is very important and that someone will always love you no matter what happens.
Once again, I enjoyed reading this book and I hope you will read it too.
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