What is Black and White? Book Review

Front cover of the book, what is black and white featuring a picture of a penguin

Reviewed by:

Basildon CE Primary School

What is Black and White?

What the book club told us about the book:

Thank you for sending us 'What is Black and White?' We adored it because it was very funny. It is a picture book about a penguin called Norman.

Author: John Kane

Illustrator: John Kane

Publisher: Templar Publishing

Format: paperback (32 pages)

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Our School Review

What our pupils thought

“It made us laugh when he was showing off and then fell.”

“We thought the ending was funny, because penguins can’t fly, but neither can zebras.”

“Our favourite part was when he fell down but then landed on the trampoline.”

Out of 5 stars, the pupils give this book:

About the book club:

All 20 children in year 1, (Lemur Class) took part in reading and reviewing this book. We read it at the end of the school day.

What our educators thought

“A really entertaining read, which the children loved. It would be very easy to innovate the plot of this story, enabling the children to create their own versions.”

Out of 5 stars, the educator gives this book:

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