Me and My Newt Book Cover

What's the Book About?

When Carl is asked by his teacher to keep a journal for the week, Carl thinks he won’t find anything to write about. Then he makes a discovery … Level 12, Pack B

Book Details

  • Band:
  • Scheme: Tree Tops
  • Type: Fiction
  • Author: Pippa Goodhart

Reviews from Our Readers

Lucy (Age 7)

Rating: 5 / 5

This book is about
Carl finds a newt and it grows really big because it eats some magic beans.

The main characters are
Carl, kate and Ben.

My favourite part of the book is
When carl finds the newt.

I would also like to say
I like this book.

Ciaran (Age 7)

Rating: 5 / 5

This book is about
A boy called Carl finds a newt in his friend's garden. It is covered in oil, so he takes it to the vet to get it cleaned. He takes the newt home. Carl's mother buys some Gringle beans to make him grow, but he does not like them, so he secretly feeds them to his newt and his newt becomes enormous. Carl invites Ben, a bully, to his house and shows him the gigantic newt. Ben faints when he sees the newt because he thinks it is a crocodile.

The main characters are
Carl, the newt and Ben.

My favourite part of the book is
When the newt scares Ben.

I would also like to say
Carl tries to get the newt to talk and lets it swim in the bath.

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