The Great BooDinie Bird Series

Reviews for
The Great BooDinie Bird Series
(Books 1 & 2)
by Sherry Jessop

Mrs. Brenton's 3rd grade class
Nan Gray Davis Elementary
Theodore, Alabama

These are the actual words, and spelling of the children!

Jennifer Logan

I like the book because it was interesting. I liked the pictures they were very colorful. The best part I liked was when the bird's eyes glowed and his color was bright. I think you should become a writer. I realy liked the part where the bird makes that funny sound. You realy did a good job. Please keep writing them kind of books. Thank you for letting us read your books and thank you for being are rolling reader. I hope you don't stop making books because you do a great job. Your the best rolling reader ever. I hope Emily's in my class next year becaue I want you to be my rolling reader. Your the best rolling reader I've ever none. Your the best one ever because your very good at writing books. I know you can write more, so keep on trying. Good job Miss Shery. Your the best.

Dillian Williams
My favorite part was the crying part because when people die some people be happy that's why that's my favorite part.

David Brossett
I like the bird becos it is colorful and it can talk.

Tyler White
I like the bird because it is beatiful, and nice, and I liked the kids they were funny.

Emily Jessop
I like The Great BooDine Bired becues it is caring funney happy sad and the pichers are wonderfull and I love it.

Rae Watson
I like the book because it has good pictures, and very enterwisting. I like the part at the end of the book. I have a qeusten. How did you do the book? It is really good however.

Timothy
I like this book because the story was the best and the boy looked like Ash off of pokemon and the girl looked like Misty off of pokemon.

Amanda Leddick
I licked the story becaus how they saved the bird and wout it looked like. I like the pictures because of the colore. I did not like the hunters.

Michael
I like this book becos I like the peather and the buerd and the boy broke his leag.

Chris Nicholas
I liked your book because the bird was colorful. He had blue green purple and red feathers, and you are a great drawer and writer.
(NOTE: Illustrations are by Elly Sketchit)

(No Name)
I liked the hole book because it was funny and intserting. My faverite part was when the bird was colorful.

Tiffany Williams
I like the book becouse it has colorful things in it, like the Bird the kids, and I love how the story sounds. It is very interesting to me and probley the other kids to.

Dylan Cox
I liked the story because of the pitures. They are very colorful and butiful. And they have so much color in them. And the ilistrachan is very very good. I like the hole thang.

Shay Davis
Student Teacher
Hi, I am a student at South Alabama. I sit in on Mrs. Brenton's class every week. I got the privilege of listening to your books. I enjoyed it greatly. The story was interesting and it kept the students attention. They were anxious to know what was on the next page. The illustrations were great! Thanks.

Michelle Brenton
General Ed Teacher
My favorite part of the book was the capture of the bird. The children worked their hardest to save him. They believed in something, and they went after it! It takes guts to do such a brave thing. I also liked the illustrations, because they were very colorful. As I read it to the class I felt it really caught their attention. Good work!

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"Once upon a time, many years ago in the deepest, darkest rain forest of South Africa, there lived the Great Boo-Dinie bird....."

So begins this delightful tale by Sherry Jessop. Full of adventure and suspense enough tocapture any child's imagination, it carries the reader into the forests ofSouth Africa where two young children find themselves in dire straits - only tobe saved by the great mystical bird thought only to exist in legend.

Jessop spinsout an adventure in which even the great Boo-Dinie findsitself in harms way. The surprising turn of events in this story will enchantmany young children (and I would not be surprised if it captured the interestof many adults as well). I highly recommend it to all who deal with childrenand children's literature.

This is book number one of a delightful children's tale. Book one introduces you tothe Great BooDinie bird, a bird with feathers that had the colors of the kaleidoscope and eyes that glowed brightly and could dispel darkness. His voice filled the rainforest of South Africa, his presence brought it life, for he was a magical bird, a symbol of all that was good.

Al the people knew this bird existed, although they dreamed of him, they had never seen him until one day! A little boy and girl named Tamboo and Kara wandered away from their village one day and got lost in the deepest darkest part of the rainforest. Afraid they began to run and little Tamboo fell and broke his leg. What could they do? They were afraid and cuddled next to each other crying out for help.

Suddenly a big bird appears whose eyes dispelled the darkness and whose words made the fear flee. Could this be the BooDina bird? Do the children get home safely? Well, you will have to read the book to find out.

The author does a great job in introducing you to the main characters of her series about the magical BooDina bird. Colorful illustrations add to the quality of this book. This is a story that your children will be drawn into and will anxiously await book two to see what new adventure Tamboo, Kara and the magical BooDina bird have in store for them. Also a good lesson on faith and hope.