This week's roundup begins with a very special charm: site member Snowdrop wrote a terrific review of The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett! In this story, two small girls help a blind solider to return home to his sick brother, while he recounts stories about a small silver donkey charm.

'The soldier has a charm that is precious to him. He tells the children very interesting stories which link to the silver donkey charm … I loved everything about this story. I thought it was so cute. At the end, the soldier left his precious silver donkey charm to the little girls. Read about the sisters and the soldier's adventures in THE SILVER DONKEY! It is more than 10 out of 10!'

Now we move on to some superb reviews from our group members the Roskear Reviewers! We'd love to feature them all, but our roundup is rather full, so here's a short selection! Firstly, with something for our fact fanatics, Luke wrote a brilliant review of Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II. This book details what life was like in World War II, with some fun facts and oddities thrown in.

'Before I read this book I thought that this book would be a scary book, however I found out lots of different facts that I didn't know before. For example, young boys practised shooting with guns and throwing grenades. Whereas girls had to make beds, iron the clothes and do the washing! … I like this book because it is funny when it describes Hitler as a nutter. I would rate it 5 out of 5 stars.'

Then another of our Roskear Reviewers, Scarlett, wrote an outstanding review of Whale Boy by Nicola Davies. In this novel, when Michael saves up enough money to buy a boat, he finds himself under the command of the mysterious JJ.

'My favourite part is the first chapter because it tells you about Michael and his family … I recommend this book for 7-12 year olds. A great thriller with murder and adventure, so get reading. Beg your parents to buy it for you it is awesome! I give this book 5/5 stars.'

Returning now to the Second World War, but from a differing perspective, Rose Perry wrote a fantastic review of The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, which is one for our teen readers. When Liesel's home gets destroyed in a tragic bombing, she has to move in with a new family, where she steals books to remind her of her past life.

'This book shows us a different point of view about the Nazis in Germany. Generally we think that only Jewish suffered, but in this story I realized that Germans suffered too … The story is beautiful and sad, at the same time. It mixes your emotions; you feel sad, and angry, and suddenly very happy and hopeful, and then you get sad again. But anyway, it's wonderful. You HAVE TO read this book if you're over 12 years old. Happy reading!'

To a nineteenth century classic now, again something for our older readers, mariakozhuhar wrote a delightful review of Eugenie Grandet by Honore de Balzac – which they felt had 'gripping' characterisation. In this story, when Eugenie's penniless cousin Charles comes to stay, she begins to rebel against her miserly father.

'I have to say this novel impressed me mostly not by its plot, but by its main character. I wasn't really gripped by the evolution of plot itself, but by the way Eugenie reacted to different situations … I grew really fond of Eugenie and my heart was always full of compassion towards her … All in all, I think this novel is worth reading, but my advice is to read it patiently with all of the details, because otherwise you may miss important ideas by mistake!'

To round things off on a lighter note, HenrylX wrote a wonderful review of side-splittingly funny tale Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face and the Badness of Badgers by John Dougherty. When a badger steals Stinkbom's tenner, Stinkbomb and his sister ketchup-face go to visit the King to find the thieving critter.

'This book is hilarious. My favourite part is when the king says he is walking down a very long corridor and he is actually walking on the spot. After a few marches on the spot he turns round to a door that he was right next to, all the time! Another very good joke is when Stinkbomb says badgers are bad and if they weren't bad they would be called gers! … I would rate this book 10 out of 10.'

Thank you, thank you for such fab reviews, and (as always) if your review has been featured, remember to email the Children's Books team of book elves (childrens.books@theguardian.com) who will send you something lovely-jubbly in the post.

Happy reading!

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