Step 1: Describe the Book
You should first describe the book that you have just read by writing a few sentences to give the audience a rough idea of what the book is all about. However, it’s also important not to provide any spoilers or reveal the plot twists of the story as these things may ruin new readers’ whole reading experience.
One thing to keep in mind is that you should always avoid revealing the details of the story’s events, starting from the middle of the book to the end. You may write about some of the characters available in the book or the events that make it different from the other children’s book. Describe anything that you could remember from your memory when you first read this book.
Step 2: Mention About the Things That You Enjoy the Most
The next thing to do is to inform the audience of the things that you really loved about the book. You may start by answering some of the basic questions like who was your favorite character, does the character feel real enough to you, what was the most memorable events of the story, did the book manage to make you laugh or otherwise and most importantly, did the story manage to keep you or your child engaged to the story.
All of these factors are crucial to the readers’ overall quality and reading experience; hence, you might want to highlight these things in your review to let others know how well you and your kids are enjoying this book. Apart from that, you may also mention whether the story includes moral values as some people would prefer to buy children’s books that teach their children real-life values that they could reflect on at the end of the story.
Step 3: Discuss the Things That You Hate About the Book
Apart from informing others about the things that you really love, it’s also important for you to mention the things that you don’t like about the book. It can be anything that ruins the entire reading experience of you or your child. Perhaps some images in the book may not be appropriate for children to look at, or maybe the book doesn’t have an interesting storyline.
There are people who just hate children’s storybooks with a cliffhanger ending, so maybe you could mention that to ensure that your reviews turn out to be very helpful in alerting other people interested in buying the book later on in the future. Even if you can’t think of anything that you could use to fill in the cons section, you might want to mention the book’s price to let others know how expensive or affordable it really is.
Step 4: Summarize Your Review
Once you have described the book and provide the pros and cons, then the last thing you should do is provide a brief summary of the book. You may use this section to give your final thoughts on the children’s book. Besides that, you may also provide some recommendations of the type of readers that you think would be the most suitable to read the book. For instance, some books are more suitable to be read by young girls as the story is more focused on Cinderella being saved by a handsome knight.
On the other hand, there are also others that might be more suitable to be read by young boys as the story is more focused on a knight that helps to defend the princess from being harm by cute monsters. Next, you should also mention whether the book contains an element of surprise or some comedies that would help to improve the overall reading experience.
If there’s any other children’s book that you could compare it to then, it’s highly recommended that you make a comparison as this would greatly help others make an informed decision. Last but not least, it’s important for you to end your children’s book reviews by providing an overall book rating. You may rate the book five out of five stars to give others a rough idea of how well the book is written based on a number of factors that have been previously mentioned in the article.
